Nice Mix Wholesale Lot of 6 Southwestern Traditional Trophy Silver Belt Buckles Set.

These 6 buckles are full of natural character. Each buckle features a traditional southwestern design. Some have Southwestern images that have been artfully set on belt buckles of shining Silver. Each Buckle measurement varies but averages 1-5/8" by 2-1/2" with a 1-1/4" wide keeper on the back. Due to the hand made natures of these items some variations may occur from piece to piece. You will be receiving the items in the pictures below. More information was not given when Alltribes purchased these from a bankruptcy sale.

Turquoise has been, since about 200 B.C., extensively used by southwestern U.S Native Americans and by many of the Indian tribes in Mexico. The Native American Jewelry or "Indian style" jewelry with turquoise mounted in or with silver is relatively new. Some believe this style of Jewelry was unknown prior to about 1880, when a white trader persuaded a Navajo craftsman to make turquoise and silver jewelry using coin silver. Prior to this time, the Native Americans had made solid turquoise beads, carvings, and inlaid mosaics. Recently, turquoise has found wide acceptance among people of all walks of life and from many different ethnic groups.