Navajo First Phase Revival Concha Belt, with Earlier Buckle
Navajo First Phase Revival Concha Belt, with Earlier Buckle
first half 20th century
featuring an earlier stamped ingot belt buckle (ca 1900) and seven later (ca 1930s-1940s) oval-shaped conchas with stamped scalloped edges; not marked
concha height 2-1/2 inches x length 3-1/4 inches; buckle height 2-1/2 inches x length 3-1/8 inches; belt length 36 inches; total combined weight 293.5 dwt.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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Erin Rust is a specialist in the Native American, Prehistoric & Tribal Art department at Hindman. Ms. Rust began as a specialist in Native American Art and Artifacts at Cowan’s Auctions in 2017, with a focus on Native jewelry and Midwestern prehistoric artifacts. She has also worked on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana and on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Ms. Rust holds a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design with a minor in History, concentrating in Native Studies, from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ms. Rust also appears on the top-rated PBS television program Antiques Roadshow.