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Concha belts are among the most striking products of the Navajo silversmith's art. Good conchas represent much patient work with small, usually repeated, designs, struck one element at the time with a home-made die and a hand hammer. Read more about Navajo silversmithing and concha belts. Many of our belts are old pawn, which we leave with their original patina.
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#CB100 A unique old pawn concha belt made with 10
unmarked sterling silver rectangular conchas 3" X 1.75". Leather
is 1.5" wide, total length is 44". click photo for more views |
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#CB110 Modern "Medicine Bear" Concha Belt with 10
bear conchas 3.5"X2". Belt is 56" long by 1.5" wide. Signed
"J S/sterling". click photo for more views
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#CB101 Simply stunning Zuni-style old pawn sterling
silver and turquoise concha belt 49" long. There are 7 oval
3"X2.5" and 8 butterfly-shaped 1.25"X2.25" conchas, each well made and
decorated with stampings with a total of 281 turquoise cabs and only 1
with a small crack. click photo for more views |
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#CB109 Collector's Navajo Concha Belt ca. 1940, 38"
long by 2.75" wide with 6 conchas 3"X3.5", 6 "butterflies" 2.25"X.75"
and buckle with ornate stampings 4"X2.75". Has 2 cracked stones.
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#CB102
A perfect example of an old pawn belt made of conchas, or shells, as
they are known in New Mexico. 43" long on .5" leather. 10 sterling
silver unmarked conchas 3"X2.5", each with 1 turquoise cab.
Has 1 cracked stone. click photo for more views |
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#CB108 Collector's Navajo Concha Belt 36" long by
2.5" wide, 10 oval conchas 2 3/4"X 2 1/4" and buckle 3 1/4" X 2 3/4".
All stones in excellent condition. click photo for mor
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#CB103 A superb old pawn Navajo concha belt with 7 huge sterling silver unmarked oval conchas 4"X3.5", each set with a beautiful free-form cabochon of turquoise and decorated with multiple stampings. The silver buckle is 5"X3", set with 4 large turquoise stones. Leather on this belt is less than 1" wide, total length is 41". Has 1 cracked stone. $6,500.00 $4.895.00 click photo for more views |
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#CB107 Collector's Navajo Old Pawn Concha Belt ca.
1940, 32"" long by 2" wide. 8 round conchas 2 1/2" in diameter,
plus 7 "butterflies" 2 1/8"X1 1/8" and buckle 3 1/4"X3". Has
2 cracked stones and leather is stiff but wearable. click photo for more views
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#CB104 Pretty and petite 34" long old pawn concha belt with 9 conchas 2.75"X2"plus a buckle of the same size. $995.00 click photo for more views |
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#CB106 Old Pawn Navajo concha belt 53" long with 10 conchas 3"X2.5" plus buckle 3"X2.5". $995.00 click photo for more views
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#CB105 Contemporary "medicine bear" concha belt, 53"
long with 10 sterling silver bear conchas 4.5"X2", each set with large
turquoise nugget. Buckle is signed "N N B/ STERLING".
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