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Object Number
995-29-10/73072
Display Title
Silver and turquoise channel swirl belt buckle
Descriptions
Object Description
Belt buckle from 1920s, of two interlocking swirl designs, known as "hummingbird" motif. Swirls center around a lozenge-shaped center piece composed of three cut turqouise stones, and there is a slight gap between the two swirl elements, which are done in channelwork of silver and turquoise. Overall shape is a rounded rectangle. There is a broad silver frame on the outside.
5 cm high, 7.5 cm wide, 1.9 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Silver belt buckle, turquoise inlay, perforated design.
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1920-1929
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Silver, Turquoise
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 7.5 x 1.9 cm (1 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 3/4 in.)
Distance: 1.9 x 5 x 7.5 cm (3/4 x 1 15/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73072
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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