Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0001 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Concho belt | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi | |
| Maker's Name | Thomas Humiyestewa (under direction of Paul Saufkie [1904-1998]) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1949 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Copper; Leather | |
| Description | Concho belt comprising 10 identical oval conchos and separate oval belt buckle, all done in overlay technique in copper; Design on each concho consists of pair of parrot wing motifs; Same motif is repeated on buckle but in opposite rotation; Copper bar for mounting on leather belt is soldered to back of each concho and to buckle; Conchos are unsigned, but buckle is hallmarked with sun symbol (Hopi Silvercraft Guild) and with eagle (Thomas Humiyestewa); Both hallmarks are die-stamped on separate plates that are soldered to back of buckle; Conchos and buckle are strung on narrow leather belt of yellow-brown color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.5, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 98.2 | |