Concho belt

Date created
1982
Culture/People
Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker
Richard S. Begay (Richard Begay/RB), Diné (Navajo), b. 1943
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
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1982; 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)
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/8083
Barcode
258083.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Object Name
Concho belt
Media/Materials
Silver, commercially tanned leather
Techniques
Hammered, repoussé, stamped
Dimensions
107.6 x 6.7 x 1.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b3d0e7da-5662-4ffc-aeaa-c95497b99f40
Record ID
NMAI_274006