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Catalog Number

CAS 2010-0006-0006   CAS 2010-0006-0006; Belt buckle
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Belt buckle
Culture Laguna Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County Cibola
Other Geographic Data Laguna Pueblo
Maker's Name Franklin Carrillo
Date of Manufacture 2004
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Sterling silver; Turquoise; Shell: spiny oyster (Spondylus sp.); Lapis lazuli; Agate; Vericite; Sugilite; Jet; Chrysoprase
Description Rectangular fabricated sterling silver belt buckle that is concave in cross-section and designed with concave edge along top and bottom edges; Wide band extending horizontally across buckle is raised and divided into three panels, the central one having series of parallel cutout lines against a hollow background, while the end panels are inlaid with multiple stones of different types, colors, and shapes (3 rectangular stones on one panel and seven different sized stones on the other panel; “F. Carrillo Laguna 204” is hand etched on reverse of buckle.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.3, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 5.0