Concho Pawn Belt; Mexican or Indian ?

drac2k · 23rd January 2017, 06:09 AM

Thanks for your post, especially since you have extensive knowledge of this region.I don't know if you can tell by the pictures, but each coin is hammered into a convex shield.
I guessed Zuni because of the figure next to the "L," on the interior of the buckle, which is their Sun figure.The top lines representing winter, spring, summer, and fall; those on the left are dawn, daylight, dusk, and dawn; those on the bottom are for north, south, east, and west; lastly those on the right are for infancy, youth, adulthood, and old age.

Terry K · 23rd January 2017, 05:47 PM

Whatever tribe made it it's very nice and looks old to me.(1920's)?

drac2k · 23rd January 2017, 06:11 PM

Thanks.As to the age, I'm not sure either ; it could be the 20's or 30's or the 50's,60's, or 70's .

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23rd January 2017, 06:09 AM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,315	Thanks for your post, especially since you have extensive knowledge of this region.I don't know if you can tell by the pictures, but each coin is hammered into a convex shield. I guessed Zuni because of the figure next to the "L," on the interior of the buckle, which is their Sun figure.The top lines representing winter, spring, summer, and fall; those on the left are dawn, daylight, dusk, and dawn; those on the bottom are for north, south, east, and west; lastly those on the right are for infancy, youth, adulthood, and old age.

23rd January 2017, 05:47 PM	#2
Terry K Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 86	Whatever tribe made it it's very nice and looks old to me.(1920's)?

23rd January 2017, 06:11 PM	#3
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,315	Thanks.As to the age, I'm not sure either ; it could be the 20's or 30's or the 50's,60's, or 70's .