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Navajo Overlay Concho Belt
Navajo Overlay Concho Belt

Navajo Overlay Concho Belt

Namebelt
DateUnknown
Mediumsilver, leather, metal
Dimensions15/16 × 51 3/16 in. (2.4 × 130 cm) measurement for leather belt; concho length 5.6 cm x width 3.8 cm x depth 0.7 cm.
Credit LineGift of Don and Rita Morgan
CultureNavajo
Object numberA2018-3-25
ClassificationsMay Collection
DescriptionHand fabricated belt in Hopi style; black leather belt with twelve identical rectangular silver overlay conchos, one being the buckle, with hook and commercial clasp for attaching belt to buckle; eleven conchos, each has two narrow metal bars soldered onto reverse for belt to loop through; design is "Man in the Maze," with silver background chemically oxidized black.

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