Vintage Navajo Concho - Concha Belt. Never Worn Like New

Jewelry : Collectible : Ethnic, Tribal

 

This is a truly great find. I have had this belt for a couple of years now, but had not decided on whether I wanted to keep it for myself or sell it. I have come to the realization that I really need the money so alas, i must sell it. My loss your gain. It came from a Pawn Shop in Winslow Arizona which borders the Navajo Nation. Most of the pawn people there are truly Native Americans who need money especially in the winter. Enough said. The fantastic belt . It is about 38'' long. It cannot have been ever worn as there has never been a single hole punched in the belt to buckle it. There are 10 conchos not counting the buckle. When looking closely, you can see that they are all hand made, and not punched out on a machine. Hammer and punch marks show on the reverse . 2-3/4'' x 2-1/2'' size, but slightly variable as they are again, hand made. One stone of Turquoise each about 3/8'' x 1/4'' and again slightly variable in size. Looks to be Royston Turquoise. The buckle is not signed but when looking at the pictures you will see the back of the buckle which does have a name on it. Permanent marker type, and most likely the person who owned this rather then the maker. Marked like this for identification to get back out of pawn at a later date. The buckle is about 3'' x 2-1/2'', which is also totally hand made as again you can see all the hand tooling marks. Someone had spend a terrific amount of time in making this entirely from scratch other then the soft brown leather belt itself, which is about 1-1/4'' wide.

Since I have decided to sell this fantastic Conch Belt, it will only be shipped Priority mail, insured and tracked. Including overseas. One shipping price will include all of the above. Thanks for your interest in this truly amazing one of a kind belt. Will be accompanied with a C.O.A And yes, it is sterling, I just tested it to be positive. Thanks again

Item ID: MK201