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Object Number 986-28-10/59986
Display Title Belt buckle, small oval buckle with a deeply grooved rim, a turquoise nugget & 2
Descriptions
Object Description Belt buckle, small oval buckle with a deeply grooved rim, a turquoise nugget & 2 coral stones are set across the center surrounded by silver spirals & beads, "LR Bill" stamped on the back. 7.5 x 4.7 cm.
Inventory Description Belt buckle, silver, oval, silver spheres and spirals, turquoise and coral inset
Classification
  • Belt buckle
Department Ethnographic
Artist Lorenzo E. Rose Bill
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 7.6 x 1.8 cm (1 7/8 x 3 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object "LR Bill" stamped on the back; 986-28-10/59986 & Y0846420\BT-17\RIYSK(SET) & 59231
Provenance
Collector Henry Ellicott Magill (1920-1980)
Donor Richard E. Allen (1983-1986)

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