Navajo Concho Belt with 12 Silver and Turquoise Concha Discs [R]

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Jeweler Once Known
  • Category: Belts and Buckles
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: leather, silver, turquoise
  • Size:
    Belt Size: 30 to 33;
    Concha 2-1/8” diameter;
    Buckle 2” x 1-1/2”
  • Item # C3753.41
  • Price No Longer Available

This Navajo Concho Belt appears to be from the 1950s and is not stamped with the name of the maker. The unusual aspect of the belt is that each concha is scalloped around its edges. It contains 12 individual conchas plus a buckle.  Each concha has a green oval and domed turquoise cab at its apex and each concha is profusely stamped with traditional Navajo designs. 

 

Condition: this Navajo Concha - Concho Belt with 12 Concha Discs is in original condition

Provenance: from the extensive Southwest Indian Jewelry collection of a Santa Fe resident who has unfortunately moved to another city and found it necessary to greatly reduce her collection.

Recommended ReadingFINE INDIAN JEWELRY OF THE SOUTHWEST: The Millicent Rogers Museum Collection by Shelby Tisdale, Ph.D

Relative Links: Concho BeltSouthwest Indian Jewelry, BeltconchaNavajo

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Jeweler Once Known
  • Category: Belts and Buckles
  • Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
  • Medium: leather, silver, turquoise
  • Size:
    Belt Size: 30 to 33;
    Concha 2-1/8” diameter;
    Buckle 2” x 1-1/2”
  • Item # C3753.41
  • Price No Longer Available

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