Navajo Woman's Concho Belt

Namebelt

Dateca. 1900-1920

Mediumsilver, turquoise, leather, metal

Dimensions1 9/16 × 36 in. (4 × 91.4 cm) total length and width of belt; concho length 4.7 cm x width 3.7 cm; buckle lengtth 7 cm x diameter 0.9 cm

Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Morgan

CultureNavajo

Object numberA2018-3-23

ClassificationsMay Collection

DescriptionHand fabricated belt and buckle; long black leather strap with narrower strap beneath, with conchos attached to belt by threading smaller strap through narrow metal bar soldered to back of each concho; eight oval conchos, each with mostly oval blue turquoise cabochon with gold matrices, set in plain bezel; sand cast buckle in shape of ketoh, with hook and loop for attaching to belt, with a very large turquoise cabochon with gold matrix set in plain bezel; each concho has delineated petals and central stone set upon textured silver surface, most likely made by chemical treatment.

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