Navajo and Mixtec Howlite and Sterling Silver Jewelry
21st century
lot of 3, includes:
a concha belt with five butterflies alternating with four conchas and finished with a matching buckle; marked NT STERLING
belt length 44-1/2 inches, butterfly height 2-5/8 inches x width 1-3/4 inches, concha height 2-5/8 inches x width 3 inches, buckle height 2-3/4 inches x width 3-3/4 inches, total weight 374.4 dwt.
a three-strand necklace set with howlite clusters; marked STERLING RICHARD Q JIM
length 16 inches, drop length 10-1/2 inches, weight 149.4 dwt.
a cuff set with four cabochons; marked with a conjoined JF STERLING for Federico Jimenez (Mixtec, b. 1941)
cuff width 1-5/8 inches, interior circumference 5-1/2 inches + gap length 1-1/8 inches, weight 70.8 dwt.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
