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Object Number
995-29-10/73101
Display Title
Belt buckle of bear claws, silver, and turquoise
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo buckle from 1970s. Oval belt buckle, probably cast, with wide border and stippled darkened background. In the center is a large spider web turquoise, framed by two bear claws and two small pieces of coral in bezel settings. The claws are rimmed around their bases with silver bands, which are soldered onto the base of the buckle. Reverse is stamped with "MB", a lazy B with the M "standing" on it's flat side.
6.2 cm high, 8.8 cm wide, 3.6 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Belt buckle, stamped silver, oval, 2 bear claws, turquoise, coral
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1979
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials
Silver, Turquoise, Bear claw, Coral
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 8.9 x 3.6 cm (2 7/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.)
Distance: 3.6 x 6.2 x 8.8 cm (1 7/16 x 2 7/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73101
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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