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Object Number
995-29-10/73075
Display Title
Silver overlay Pueblo scene belt buckle
Descriptions
Object Description
Rectangular belt buckle from 1970s-1980s. Silver overlay of a Pueblo scene on a stippled overcast background. A stylized parrot motif appears at the top center of the scene. Reverse is stamped "SAUFKIE STERLING" and with the figure of a bear, the hallmark of Lawrence Saufkie.
5 cm high, 8 cm wide, 1.6 cm deep.
Hallmark identified in: Wright, Barton. Hallmarks of the Southwest. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Co. 1989.
Inventory Description
Silver belt buckle, rectangular, raised Pueblo scene, bird figure at top.
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970s-1980s
Artist
Lawrence Saufkie
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 8 x 1.6 cm (1 15/16 x 3 1/8 x 5/8 in.)
Distance: 1.6 x 5 x 8 cm (5/8 x 1 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73075
Credit Line
Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995.
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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