A SILVER, GOLD, WOOD AND MULTI-STONE BELT BUCKLE, VERMA NEQUATEWA (SONWAI), 1994
A rectangular buckle inlaid with wood, turquoise, fossilized ivory, lapis lazuli, gold spacers and a single coral bead; mounted in silver; height 1 5/8in, width 3 1/4in; stamped Sonwai and with artist's picto mark
Footnotes:
Exhibited: 'Loloma,' May 15 - October 23, 2005, Wheelwright Museum of Native American Art, Santa Fe, NM

Literature: Illustrated: Struever, Martha Hopkins, Loloma: Beauty Is His Name, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM, 2005, pg. 185, fig. 241

Please note that this item cannot be shipped internationally as it may contain endangered materials.
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Ф
Y Prospective buyers should pay special attention to the 'Notice Regarding Regulated Species Materials and CITES Permits' published in the printed catalog. This information is also available by contacting the salesroom.
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Good condition overall with a few scattered light scratches, scuffs and tarnishing to silver commensurate with age. More scratches around the edges of the buckle. A very thin diagonal hairline across the smallest fossilized ivory element. Unmarked for silver or gold standards.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:


Approximate Gross Weight: 87.9 grams



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