1970s Chip Inlay Buckle
Circa 1970s Navajo Sterling Silver Belt Buckle featuring intricate chip inlay designs created with turquoise and Mediterranean coral. The geometric composition includes stylized birds, lightning, and stepped motifs surrounded by hand-stamped accents. Hallmarked with a bee symbol followed by “GAY,” creating a rebus for the Navajo surname Begay; the artist’s first name remains unidentified.
Buckle Dimensions: 3” Width, 2.125” Height
Belt Width: 1.5”
Circa 1970s Navajo Sterling Silver Belt Buckle featuring intricate chip inlay designs created with turquoise and Mediterranean coral. The geometric composition includes stylized birds, lightning, and stepped motifs surrounded by hand-stamped accents. Hallmarked with a bee symbol followed by “GAY,” creating a rebus for the Navajo surname Begay; the artist’s first name remains unidentified.
Buckle Dimensions: 3” Width, 2.125” Height
Belt Width: 1.5”
Description
Circa 1970s Navajo Sterling Silver Belt Buckle featuring intricate chip inlay designs created with turquoise and Mediterranean coral. The geometric composition includes stylized birds, lightning, and stepped motifs surrounded by hand-stamped accents. Hallmarked with a bee symbol followed by “GAY,” creating a rebus for the Navajo surname Begay; the artist’s first name remains unidentified.
Buckle Dimensions: 3” Width, 2.125” Height
Belt Width: 1.5”
