This one is meant to be worn with pride. This is a very, very heavy gauge belt buckle. This incredible buckle was hand made from start to finish. And, it is perfect down to the matting. This buckle features the overlaid image of the traditional image of a Morning Singer Kachina face. This image was hand cut with perfect precision out of shimmering nickel Silver and overlaid onto the nickel Silver buckle. Silver on Silver, you can't go wrong with that. Made in our shop by master buckle artist JR Jackson. This impressive buckle is 2-1/2" by 3-1/2". We can put any size keeper on the back you need from 1" to 2" in 1/4" increments (1-1/2" is the most common). Just let us know what you need.

�Hopi children believe in kachinas just as our children believe in Santa Claus. In a kachina ceremony, the children are not supposed to recognize their fathers, uncles, or parents' friends who are disguised by masks and elaborate costumes. As Santa Claus comes at a certain season, bearing gifts to the children, so certain kachinas bring to the children kachina dolls, miniature bows and arrows, sweets, fruits, and other food. Hopi children enjoy a whole series of Christmas delights during the period from late December to July." (Colton, 5). Colton, Harold S. Hopi Kachina Dolls with a Key to their Identification, University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 1959.