Navajo Concha Belt
Artist
unidentified
Manufacturer / MakerCreated by
unidentified
Dateca. 1930
MediumLeather, German silver
Dimensions2 3/4 × 42 in. (7 × 106.7 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Eason Eige
Object numberPC2010.5.75
DescriptionA Navajo silver concha belt made of German silver and a leather strap. There is one rectangular stamped silver buckle at the end, with seven oval stamped conchas strung behind. The buckle has a feather-like design and the oval conchas have a matching pattern of four human figures in the center encircled by diagonal repeating lines, bordered by a scalloped and dotted exterior.On View
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