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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
Materials
Silver, Turquoise, Coral
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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