Navajo Jewelry Genuine Turquoise Antiqued Sterling Silver Native American Concho Belt by Emerson 3605-240892-CN
Navajo Jewelry Genuine Turquoise Antiqued Sterling Silver Native American Concho Belt by Emerson.
This Navajo Concho Belt is a real treasure. Concho Belts are the most striking pieces of Indian Jewelry. This Concho Belt has seven conchos, eight butterflies, and a buckle all hand made from Sterling Silver. They each prominently feature gorgeous nuggets of genuine Sleeping Beauty Turquoise surrounded by hand stamped traditional southwestern Indian designs. This concho belt will match perfectly with any other Silver jewelry that's already in your collection. The buckle is 3" wide by 2-1/2" tall. Each of the conchos are 2-1/2" wide by 2" tall not including the leather backings. The butterflies are each 1" by 2". Signed by the Navajo Indian jewelry artist JE (Jimmy Emerson). The leather belt can be cut to fit, send us your size. Please enter your size in the 'Customer Notes' box as you check out.
The Dine' (or Navajo) People are a unique group of American Indians still living the traditional way of life throughout the four corners region of the Southwestern United States. The Navajo people have returned to the original name, the Dine' (pronounced di-nay'h), given to them by their holy people. The Dine' land (aka Navajo reservation) on top of Oak Creek Canyon is the largest reservation established for the Dine', covering about 25,000 sq. miles of land, and is located in parts of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. The Navajo were the first of the southwestern Indians to produce metal jewelry. Around the mid-19th Century a Navajo Medicine Man, Atsidi Sani, convinced a Mexican blacksmith to teach him the art of working with metal. When the Navajo returned to their homeland in 1868 after their imprisonment at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, traders arrived in the area bringing silver coins with them. It was with these coins that the Navajo began to make silver jewelry.
Please measure your waist and allow us to know your exact waist size in the 'customer notes' box as you check out so we can make sure that this concho belt is perfect for you. For concho belts that come with leather, if you do not give us your size specifications the leather belt will come to you unpunched.
We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize that it is important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.
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