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Object Number
995-29-10/73134
Display Title
Sandcast silver belt buckle with turquoise
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo belt buckle from 1970s-1980s. Typical sandcast belt buckle with openwork. Top and bottom have swirls. A turquoise nugget is set in a fine bezel in the center, and from that to the sides are turkey feather motifs. The surface is embellished with deep stamping. Reverse is stamped "H. MORGAN".
Max. measurements: 5.5 cm high, 8.1 cm wide, 2.0 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Belt buckle, silver, rectangular with curved sides, turquoise stone in center
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1989
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: 5.5 x 8.1 x 2 cm (2 3/16 x 3 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Distance: 2 x 5.5 x 8.1 cm (13/16 x 2 3/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73134
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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