| Title |
Four Hopi belts, two carved, two concha, and six overlaid buckels |
| Subject |
Indians of North America; Photographs; Indians of North America--Jewelry; Hopi Indians; Hopi Indians--Photographs; Belts (Clothing)--Photographs; Indigenous peoples--North America |
| Keywords |
McGibbeny; Belts; Native Americans |
| Publisher |
Multimedia Archives, Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| File Name |
P0092n01_12_122.tif |
| Tribe |
Hopi Peoples |
| Collection Name |
J. H. McGibbeny |
| Language |
eng |
| Description |
One silver concha belt with sun pieces that have turquoise and onix accents. Under that is a carved leather belt with a silver Hopi buckle. Next to the leather belt are three extra silver buckles. Under that is another leather carved belt with colored designs on it and a silver buckle. next to this leather belt are an additional three buckles with silver and turquoise designs on it. Under that is the fourth belt. A concha belt with silver pieces and a black leather strip. color. Members of the Hopi Silversmithing Guild produce and distribute a great variety of articles handcrafted from silver. Among the belts shown are examples of overlay, sand casting and inlaid turquoise. Hopi jewelry produces in the workshop of the Guild at Oraibi, Arizona and in the homes of the Guild members is, without question, of a standard of excellence seldom found among Indian silversmiths. Photographed on 4X5 Anscochrome with Linhof camera, 135 mm Wide Field Ektar lens, Electronic Speedflash |
| Type |
Image/StillImage |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Rights |
 |
| Conversion Specifications |
Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, RGB, at 2000 dpi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6jq3x58 |
| Holding Institution |
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
| Creator |
McGibbeny, Joseph Howard, 1891-1970 |
| Date |
1930; 1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937; 1938; 1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950 |
| Setname |
uaida_main |
| ID |
388248 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jq3x58 |
