Navajo, New Mexico
1990s
Sterling silver, leather
Buckle 1 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches (3.8 by 4.4 cm)
Belt length 40 inches (101.6 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, El Paso, Texas
The buckle, keeper, and tip are each worked in heavy sterling with deep parallel fluting that radiates outward from a plain raised center band, the ridges cut sharply enough to catch light along their full length. The buckle frame is squared, with the fluted decoration flaring to a scalloped edge on either side of the tongue, and the keepers repeat the pattern at reduced scale. The set is mounted on a dark brown leather belt with black edge stitching, unworn.
Calvin Begay is a Navajo silversmith working out of the Gallup and Shiprock area of New Mexico. He is best known for lapidary inlay work in turquoise, coral, opal, and shell, and his pieces are widely distributed through Southwestern trade.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Navajo, New Mexico
1990s
Sterling silver, leather
Buckle 1 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches (3.8 by 4.4 cm)
Belt length 40 inches (101.6 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, El Paso, Texas
The buckle, keeper, and tip are each worked in heavy sterling with deep parallel fluting that radiates outward from a plain raised center band, the ridges cut sharply enough to catch light along their full length. The buckle frame is squared, with the fluted decoration flaring to a scalloped edge on either side of the tongue, and the keepers repeat the pattern at reduced scale. The set is mounted on a dark brown leather belt with black edge stitching, unworn.
Calvin Begay is a Navajo silversmith working out of the Gallup and Shiprock area of New Mexico. He is best known for lapidary inlay work in turquoise, coral, opal, and shell, and his pieces are widely distributed through Southwestern trade.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
