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Object Number
986-28-10/60011
Display Title
Leather belt, rectangular silver buckle with a stamped design around the edge &
Descriptions
Object Description
Leather belt, rectangular silver buckle with a stamped design around the edge & an inlaid horse & rider in jet, mother-of-pearl, turquoise, abalone shell & coral, marked "Benjamin Becinte, Navajo". 110 x 7.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Belt, wide leather strap, 10 silver rectangles stamped with scenes, stone inlay
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Benjamin Becinte
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 109.5 x 7.4 x 1.8 cm (43 1/8 x 2 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Marked "Benjamin Becinte, Navajo"; [see authorities]
Provenance
Collector
Henry Ellicott Magill
(1920-1980)
Donor
Richard E. Allen
(1983-1986)
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