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Object Number
995-29-10/73137
Display Title
Turquoise nugget belt buckle
Descriptions
Object Description
Turquoise nugget belt buckle. Buckle consists of a thin concave silver plaque with stamped side trim, and a black background with raised fret design (overlay?) of geometric waves. Four chunks of turquoise are evenly set in the center set in a silver bezel with silver balls. Reverse is stamped "TC" hallmark of Tommy Singer, and a null-set sign is written on in ink. 7.3 cm high, 9.5 cm wide, 2 cm deep.
Hallmark identified in: Wright, Barton. Hallmarks of the Southwest. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Co. 1989.
Inventory Description
Belt buckle, silver, stamped perimeter, oval, 4 turquoise stones in center
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1979
Artist
Tommy Singer
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 9.5 x 2 cm (2 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 13/16 in.)
Distance: 2 x 7.3 x 9.5 cm (13/16 x 2 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73137
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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