Belt buckle, keepers, and tip/Ranger belt buckle set

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Date created: 1953

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
IACB source: Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild (Navaho Arts and Crafts Guild), 1941-
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 Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild (Fort Wingate, New Mexico) in 1953; 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 or New Mexico; USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8072
Barcode: 258072.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Belt buckle, keepers, and tip/Ranger belt buckle set
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise, commercially tanned leather
Techniques: Cast, bezel-set/stone-setting, stamped
Dimensions: 5.3 x 12 x 1.9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63525298d-5ac0-4663-838a-4a3e1700fcd4

Record ID: NMAI_273993