Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of New York City American Indian jewelry dealers David Saity (1930-2002) and his wife Chaya Saity; donated to NMAI by Chaya Saity in 2004.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Diné (Navajo)
- Artist/Maker
- J. Tso, Diné (Navajo)
- Previous owner
- Chaya Saity (Chaya Polonsky Saity/Mrs. David Saity), Non-Indian
- David Saity (David Aziz Saity), Non-Indian, 1930-2002
- Donor
- Chaya Saity (Chaya Polonsky Saity/Mrs. David Saity), Non-Indian
- Date created
- circa 1980
- Object Name
- Belt buckle
- Media/Materials
- Silver, turquoise, coral
- Techniques
- Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, soldered, stamped
- Dimensions
- 13.5 x 10.2 x 2.2 cm
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
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