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Object Number
995-29-10/73069
Display Title
Inlaid belt buckle of Shalako and two Mudheads
Descriptions
Object Description
Zuni belt buckle from 1970s. Base is a black oval (possibly jet) in a silver bezel. The raised mosaic inlay is of a large central Shalako of turquoise, mother-of-pearl, jet, shell, and coral. He is flanked by two mudheads, of coral, jet, mother-of-pearl, and turquoise. Engraved "Bev. Etsate Zuni" on reverse bottom.
5.8 cm high, 8.2 cm wide, 1.6 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Silver belt buckle, multi-colored stone inlay of 3 human figures on black stone.
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1979
Artist
Beverly Etsate
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.6 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 5/8 in.)
Distance: 1.6 x 5.8 x 8.2 cm (5/8 x 2 5/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73069
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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