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Object Number
995-29-10/73079
Display Title
Silver overlay belt buckle of two Flute Players
Descriptions
Object Description
Rounded rectangular belt buckle of silver overlay depicting two humpback flute players facing each other and an abstract geometric element in the center. Reverse is stamped with a hallmark of a simple face with rays radiating from the chin, and "STIRLING" Hallmark is that of Berra Tawahongva.
5 cm high, 7.6 cm wide, 1.4 cm deep.
Hallmark identified in: Wright, Barton. Hallmarks of the Southwest. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Co. 1989.
Inventory Description
Silver belt buckle, rectangular with curved outer edge, 2 Flute Players.
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980s
Artist
Berra Tawahongva
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 7.6 x 1.4 cm (1 15/16 x 3 x 9/16 in.)
Distance: 1.4 x 5 x 7.6 cm (9/16 x 1 15/16 x 3 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73079
Credit Line
Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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