Belt buckle of sandcast silver set with triangular turquoise, on belt

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Object Number 995-29-10/73110

Display Title Belt buckle of sandcast silver set with triangular turquoise, on belt

Descriptions

Object Description Navajo belt buckle, dating to 1920s-1930s. Leather belt appears to be mass produced, with a simple stamped pattern decorating the surface. Buckle is beautifully done sandcast rectangular-shaped belt buckle with scrolls in the corners and turkey feather motif at the center of the sides. One wedge-shaped piece of turquoise is set in a bezel in the center. Reverse is stamped "H. MORGAN". Buckle is 5.3 cm high, 7.4 cm wide, and 2 cm deep. Total length of belt, including buckle is 117 cm.

Inventory Description Leather belt, brown, stamped silver buckle with triangular turquoise inlay.

Classification

Belt

Department Ethnographic

Date 1920-1939

Artist H. Morgan

Culture

Navajo

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / New Mexico?
North America / United States / Arizona?

Materials Silver, Leather, Turquoise

Dimensions Overall: 116.5 x 5.2 x 1.7 cm (45 7/8 x 2 1/16 x 11/16 in.) Distance (Overall length): 117 x 2 x 5.3 x 7.4 cm (13/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 995-29-10/73110

Provenance

Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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