Silver Concho Leather Belt Native American Sterling Silver Turquoise Old Pawn Concho Belt.

This Sterling Silver Belt is an incredible work of Navajo made art. A unique old pawn design that will knock your socks off. It's basically a large band of heavy gauge Sterling Silver that has been cut into six sections and attached to leather. Each carefully contoured section or plate becomes a beautiful concho. The hand cut overlay wraps around the entire belt and buckle with traditional symmetry. The buckle is just one of the six sections only shorter and equipped with a hook and keeper. Plus, it features a large nugget of genuine Turquoise from Sleeping Beauty. The buckle is 2-3/4" long and the remaining sections have different lengths. The conchos are framed by a 2-3/4" leather backing. Together they set securely onto a 1-1/8" leather belt. You'll definitely make a strong statement with this one! Signed by the Navajo Indian artist as pictured and stamped Sterling.

Overlay is created by "sweating" or soldering two pieces of silver together. The top piece contains a design element which is meticulously hand cut out of silver. The bottom piece is oxidized and often textured with stamping to produce a contrasting background. Once together the work is carefully filed, buffed, and polished to produce this fine finish.

The Sleeping Beauty mine is located near Globe, Arizona. Its turquoise is noted for its solid, light blue color with no matrix. Sleeping Beauty turquoise is the favorite of the Zuni Pueblo silversmiths for use in petite point, needlepoint, and inlay jewelry because of its natural hardness and consistent color. This mine is one of the largest in North America and is still operating.

We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's 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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