Concho belt

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Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Previous owner: George M. Juergens (George Matthews Juergens), Non-Indian, 1897-1986
Previous seller: George M. Juergens (George Matthews Juergens), Non-Indian, 1897-1986
Previous owner: Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982
Donor: Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian; Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased from New York City art dealer George M. Juergens (1897-1986) by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) at an unknown date; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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Place: Arizona, New Mexico; USA

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/1558
Barcode: 251558.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Concho belt
Media/Materials: Hide, silver, turquoise, shoelace
Techniques: Inlaid, stamped
Dimensions: 95 x 7.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6948c3cad-9ea8-49e1-b8ec-f7dc34c2c2e2

Record ID: NMAI_267410