Belt buckle

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Date created: 1982

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: Jesse Monongye (Jesse Monongya/Jesse Lee Monongye), Diné (Navajo)/Hopi Pueblo, 1952-2024
IACB source: Heard Museum Shop
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Heard Museum Shop (Phoenix, Arizona) in 1983; 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: Arizona; USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8043
Barcode: 258043.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Belt buckle
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise, coral, mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli, jet/lignite
Techniques: Hammered, mosaic inlay
Dimensions: 6.5 x 8 x 1.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f3ca6a59-300c-4a56-86ff-71b5adc174d2

Record ID: NMAI_273962