Navajo, Southwest
Circa 1940s to early 1950s
Sterling silver, leather
Nine conchos, each 2 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches (6.4 by 4.4 cm)
Belt length 38 3/4 inches (98.4 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The belt carries nine sand cast conchos and a matching buckle on a black leather strap, each plaque worked as an openwork frame of curling scrolls and pointed lobes surrounding a plain raised cross at the center. The cast silver holds the soft rounded contours left by the sand mold, with chiseled line accents cut into the terminals and a dark patina settled in the recesses. The leather is worn dark and shows the marks of long use, and the openwork allows the strap to show through each concho.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
Navajo, Southwest
Circa 1940s to early 1950s
Sterling silver, leather
Nine conchos, each 2 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches (6.4 by 4.4 cm)
Belt length 38 3/4 inches (98.4 cm)
Provenance: Private collection, Albuquerque, New Mexico
The belt carries nine sand cast conchos and a matching buckle on a black leather strap, each plaque worked as an openwork frame of curling scrolls and pointed lobes surrounding a plain raised cross at the center. The cast silver holds the soft rounded contours left by the sand mold, with chiseled line accents cut into the terminals and a dark patina settled in the recesses. The leather is worn dark and shows the marks of long use, and the openwork allows the strap to show through each concho.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
