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Object Number
995-29-10/73135
Display Title
Sandcast silver belt buckle
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo belt buckle from 1970s. Very typical sandcast silver belt buckle with open work. Swirl designs are in each corner, and hearts are on each side.
6.2 cm high, 8.1 cm wide, 1.8 cm deep.
Inventory Description
Belt buckle, silver, cut-out design, rectangular with curved lines
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1979
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
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 8.1 x 1.8 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Distance: 1.8 x 6.2 x 8.1 cm (11/16 x 2 7/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73135
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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