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Object Number
995-29-10/73130
Display Title
Silver sandcast belt buckle with turquoise
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo sandcast silver belt buckle with turquoise from 1950s-1960s, with openwork at corners and at the center and with a large open oval at the center. A solid turkey feather design flanks the oval on each side, with a small round turquoise cabuchon set in the center of each. Reverse has "BK-317" written on in ink.
6 cm high, 8.5 cm wide, 2 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Belt buckle, silver, rectangular, curved edges, perforated, turquoise stones
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: 6 x 8.5 x 2 cm (2 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Distance: 2 x 6 x 8.5 cm (13/16 x 2 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73130 & BK-317 & 150-
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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