Belt buckle

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: Kenneth Begay (KB), Diné (Navajo), 1913-1977
Previous seller: White Hogan Shop
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Produced while the artist was employed at the White Hogan Shop (Scottsdale, Arizona); purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Scottsdale; Maricopa County; Arizona; USA (inferred)

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8028
Barcode: 258028.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Belt buckle
Media/Materials: Silver
Techniques: Hammered, overlaid, polished
Dimensions: 2.8 x 5.4 x 1.3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65a68d3ae-b7db-41d8-879e-53e4ff2fae10

Record ID: NMAI_273946