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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 / New Mexico?
North America / United States / Arizona?
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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