A Zuni pictorial concha belt
A concha belt with butterfly-motif buckle and seven conforming conchas, the Morenci turquoise butterflies with inset jet eyes.
the buckle: width 3 5/8in, height 2 3/4in; the conchas ranging in width from 2 1/2in to 3 3/8in; total length 33in; gross weight approximately 447.7 g
Provenance
Per the collector's notes, from the collection of Charlene Penrod, Phoenix, AZ
Purchased from Kachina House, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1987
The Barbara Rogers and H. Wade Stinson Collection
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A concha belt with butterfly-motif buckle and seven conforming conchas, the Morenci turquoise butterflies with inset jet eyes.
the buckle: width 3 5/8in, height 2 3/4in; the conchas ranging in width from 2 1/2in to 3 3/8in; total length 33in; gross weight approximately 447.7 g
Provenance
Per the collector's notes, from the collection of Charlene Penrod, Phoenix, AZ
Purchased from Kachina House, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1987
The Barbara Rogers and H. Wade Stinson Collection