Concha BELT
Navajo Indians, North America
Around 1900
Money
Length: 101; Height: 4 cm
It owes its name "concha" to its shell-shaped curls. These ovoid elements, slightly rounded, with polylobed edges and decorated with incised radiating motifs, are fourteen in number, all assembled together using fine rings.
Hook closure.
A piece of clothing worn by both women and men.
Origin:
Acquired from the previous collector in the “Native American” sale of April 24, 2013 at Quinns Auction Galleries, lot #6.
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