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Object Number
995-29-10/73076
Display Title
Silver overlay belt buckle of two deer dancers
Descriptions
Object Description
Buckle from 1970s-1980s. Rounded rectangular overlay belt buckle depicting two detailed deer dancers facing the viewer's left. Reverse is stamped with a sun-face symbol and a rough crescent shape.
5 cm high, 7.5 cm wide, 2 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Silver belt buckle, rectangular with curved edges, 2 masked human figures.
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970s-1980s
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 7.5 x 2 cm (1 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Distance: 2 x 5 x 7.5 cm (13/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73076
Credit Line
Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995.
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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