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Shadow-box belt buckle with a turquoise arrow
Shadow-box belt buckle with a turquoise arrow
Object Number 995-29-10/73140
Display Title Shadow-box belt buckle with a turquoise arrow
Descriptions
Object Description Navajo buckle from 1960s-1970s. Domed rectangular belt buckle with shadowbox zig-zag arrow in center with four nice pieces of turquoise cut and polished to the shape needed. Parallel lines are incised in lines and triangles on the surface of the shadow box. Stamp on reverse "J.R.D." and "sterling". 4.9 cm high, 6.3 cm long, 1.7 cm deep.
Inventory Description Belt buckle, silver, rectangular shadow box, etched lines, turquoise arrow
Classification
  • Belt
Department Ethnographic
Date 1960-1979
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona?
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials Silver, Turquoise
Dimensions Overall: 4.9 x 6.3 x 1.7 cm (1 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 11/16 in.) Distance: 1.7 x 4.9 x 6.3 cm (11/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73140
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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