Navajo concho belt with 13 conchos, 14 butterflies and a rectangular buckle
each oval concho is 1 3/8" w x 1 1/8" h
Sterling silver
32 1/2' from end to end, fitting a 29" waist
circa 1930s-1950s
Excellent condition
(J1911)
$650.
During the 1930s-1950s, the Navajo began producing concho belts whose elements were smaller in size than those in the preceding periods. The silver used was sterling silver (.925) and as this example clearly illustrates, the workmanship often was superb. This belt is particularly appealing with wonderful detail in the stanping and chiseling.
Many women today wear these concho belts as necklaces.
Marcy Burns American Indian Arts
520 East 72nd Street, Suite 2C
New York, New York 10021
(by appointment only)
