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Object Number
995-29-10/73112
Display Title
Ranger belt set of buckle (A), loops (B, C), and tip (D), in turquoise, coral
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo ranger belt set dating to the 1970s, of loose elements, not on a belt. Buckle (A) is stamped silver set with four oval cabuchons of red coral alternating with three cabuchons of turquoise, all in bezel settings. A piece of leather is threaded through the buckle. The reverse is stamped with a small script "D. Reeves", and "STERLING". Two loops (B, C) are stamped silver set with two turquoise oval cabuchons in bezel. Belt tip (D) is also stamped and has one turquoise set on it.
A sticker on the reverse reads "339- IFFXX".
Buckle: 4.6 cm high, 5.8 cm wide, 1 cm deep.
Loops: 1.3 cm high, 2.4 cm wide, 1.9 cm deep.
Tip: 1.8 cm high, 2.5 cm wide, 1 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Belt buckle, 2 loops, 1 belt tip, stamped silver with turquoise, coral on buckle
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1979
Artist
Daniel Reeves
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, Shell, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 4.6 x 5.8 x 0.8 cm (1 13/16 x 2 5/16 x 5/16 in.)
Distance (Buckle): 1 x 4.6 x 5.8 cm (3/8 x 1 13/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
995-29-10/73112A; B; C; D & J57\2 1/2,-A & 339- IFFXX
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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