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Massive Navajo Concha Belt,

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Massive Navajo Concha Belt,
with buckle and six conchas, signed "M. Begay" and "Sterling" on buckle. Buckle and conchas of spiny oyster shells set in silver, each with a zigzag bezel surrounded by a silver twisted rope, buckle with additional heavy hand-stamped edge, each shell hinge covered with plates of turquoise extending onto shell about 1/3 of the way. Leather passes through copper straps (very traditional) that are soldered to reverse of silver concha; average size of conchas 3" - 3.5" tall and buckle shell 5" high, leather 38" long. Small pits in shells, otherwise never worn.