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Object Number
986-28-10/59984
Display Title
Belt buckle, an oval oxidized silver buckle with a rolled & deeply grooved rim,
Descriptions
Object Description
Belt buckle, an oval oxidized silver buckle with a rolled & deeply grooved rim, a bear claw is mounted in the center of fan-shaped silver pieces & 2 coral stones, "Lorenzo E Rose Bill" stamped on the back. 10.1 x 7.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Belt buckle, silver, 1 coral and 5 turquoise insets, 1 bear claw, oxidized
Classification
- Belt buckle
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Lorenzo E. Rose Bill
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Silver, Turquoise, Bear claw, Coral
Dimensions
Overall: 10.1 x 7.6 x 2.8 cm (4 x 3 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
"Lorenzo E Rose Bill" stamped on the back; 986-28-10/59984 & Y0846420\BT-14\SET GLLSK & 59229
Provenance
Collector
Henry Ellicott Magill
(1920-1980)
Donor
Richard E. Allen
(1983-1986)
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