Bear Overlay Concho Belt
Garrett & Serena Banteah
- Savvy Price $1,950.00
- Gallery Price $2,400.00
- Title
- Bear Overlay Concho Belt
- Artist
- Garrett & Serena Banteah
- Medium
- Sterling silver with leather
- Size
- 1 1/2" height X 1 7/8" width is the measurement of each concho, as well as the buckle. Belt is 40" in length and 1" in width.
- Signed
- GSB Sterling is stamped on back side of buckle
- Date of creation
- Circa 1985
- Condition
- Excellent
- Provenance
- From the famed Vault Collection assembled over a period of 40+ years! R-75
- About The Bear Overlay Concho Belt
Primarily lozenge-shaped ovals, the buckle and 11 conchos are executed in hand-cut out overlay silver. The subject is a walking bear in profile. Details of the fur and features are file carved and stamped. The bear is "haloed" by a sunburst of stamped and cut rays. Beneath the bear's paws is a stepped "double key" or scroll pattern. The buckle has the same handsome design but is overall just a bit larger--with a hook for the belt holes instead of a tongue. Each concho is secured to the belt strap with two copper bands. This belt can be worn by a gent as well as a gal--making a striking statement added to any collection/ wardrobe.
- About Garrett & Serena Banteah
- This Zuni couple were known to have created work utilizing mosaic and channel inlay. They are listed in Barton Wright's book as well as Gregory Schaaf's volume American Indian Jewelry 1200 Artist Biographies. Bracelets, earrings, necklaces, pendants and pins using silver, coral, turquoise, jet, mother-of-pearl were frequently made by this duo, actively making jewelry between 1978 and 1994. Favorite designs cited are butterflies and horses.
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