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Object Number
995-29-10/73114
Display Title
Shadow-box belt buckle with a stylized yei figure
Descriptions
Object Description
Rectangular shadow box belt buckle from 1960s, with scallopped edges and cut-out center so that the stylized yei can be seen. Figure has three turquoise nuggets on the head, turquoise eyes and a turquoise drop in the middle of the stomach. Reverse is stamped with a stylized "PL" and an eclipsed rising sun, hallmark for Phillip Long
7.3 cm high, 8 cm wide, and 2.5 cm deep.
Hallmark identified in: Wright, Barton. Hallmarks of the Southwest. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Co. 1989.
Inventory Description
Belt buckle, silver, scalloped, shadow box with figure inside, turquoise
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1969
Artist
Phillip Long
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: 7.3 x 8 x 2.5 cm (2 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 1 in.)
Distance: 2.5 x 7.3 x 8 cm (1 x 2 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73114
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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