"Concha Belt - Navajo Indians, North America - Circa 1900"
Concha BELTNavajo Indians, North America
Circa 1900
Silver
Length: 101 cm; H: 4 cm
This belt owes its name ‘concha’ to its shell-shaped buckles. There are fourteen of these slightly domed ovoid elements, with poly-lobed edges and incised decoration of radiating motifs, all joined together with thin rings.
Hook fastening.
Worn by both men and women.
Provenance:
Acquired from the previous collector in the ‘Native American’ sale on 24 April 2013 at Quinns Auction Galleries, lot no. 6.
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