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Object Number
995-29-10/73096
Display Title
Turquoise nugget belt buckle
Descriptions
Object Description
Circular Navajo belt buckle from 1940s-1950s, set with seven nuggets of turquoise in bezel settings, one in the center and the rest encirling it. Nuggets alternate with silver balls. Companion piece to 995-29-10/73097.
6.7 cm in diameter, 2.1 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Belt buckle, silver, turquoise nuggets set in petaled flower shape
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1959
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials
Silver, Turquoise
Dimensions
Overall: 6.5 x 6.1 x 1.9 cm (2 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/4 in.)
Distance (depth): 2.1 cm
Distance (diameter): 6.7 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73096
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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