Concho belt

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Date created: circa 1990

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: Robert Becenti, Jr. (Robert D. Becenti Jr./B C T), Diné (Navajo), 1949-2001
Previous owner: Chaya Saity (Chaya Polonsky Saity/Mrs. David Saity), Non-Indian; David Saity (David Aziz Saity), Non-Indian, 1930-2002
Donor: Chaya Saity (Chaya Polonsky Saity/Mrs. David Saity), Non-Indian

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of New York City American Indian jewelry dealers David Saity (1930-2002) and his wife Chaya Saity; donated to NMAI by Chaya Saity in 2004.
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Place: Crownpoint, Navajo Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA (inferred)

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/5346
Barcode: 265346.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Concho belt
Media/Materials: Silver, commercially tanned leather
Techniques: Hammered, overlaid
Dimensions: 125 x 7.75 x 1.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66ba6a545-52d0-4ad5-9823-624ef1a07a10

Record ID: NMAI_281544