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Object Number
995-29-10/73118
Display Title
Belt buckle of sandcast silver set with turquoise
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo belt buckle from the 1950s-1960s. Classic rectangular shaped sandcast belt buckle with ornate curves and open spaces in the design. Corners and sides are pointed. One ovoid piece of turquoise is mounted in the center in a bezel framed by a silver rope twist.
5.6 cm high, 9.1 cm wide, 2 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Belt buckle, silver, rectangular, perforated design, oval turquoise in center
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1950-1969
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: 5.6 x 9.5 x 2 cm (2 3/16 x 3 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Distance: 2 x 5.6 x 9.1 cm (13/16 x 2 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73118
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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