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At the moment we have an interesting and wide selection of concha belts. |
-The sandcast belt from the 1960s and set with turquoise that appears to be from
one of the Nevada mines.   Each concha is 3 by 2.25 inches. $1800.   |
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Called a 'fashion belt' these were quite popular in the mid to late 1970s.   The belt strap loops through and does not require a hook and eye connection with the leather; it is easily adjustable and can be worn with or without the center buckle (set with a large domed lapis and measuring 2.75 by 3 inches).   The two side pieces are each 6 1/8 inches long.   It is Navajo, and signed RJS, but I have been unable to determine whose hallmark that is.   $1200.   |
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-The concha belt set with black onyx is by Stewart Yellowhorse.   Each concha is 3 by 2.5
inches.   A generously long belt, there are 11 conchas and a buckle.   Unusually inexpensive
at $900.   |
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-An unusual but classic-looking concha belt of diamond-shaped conchas.   This unique and very striking
belt was made by Pat Yellowhorse in the mid-late 1970s.   The conchas measure 4 by 2.75 inches.
  $1400. |
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A classic old concha belt, it dates to the 1930s-1940s. It was bought out of pawn around 1951 or 52 in southeastern Arizona for $75. (That may sound cheap, but that was real money in those days.) Each concha measures 3 by 3.5 inches and the buckle is 3.25 by 3 inches. It was strung on a western hand-tooled leather belt. $2400.  |
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This concha is old style but not old; it was made in the 1970s.   The cast buckle is set with a piece of natural Morenci turquoise.   The conchas measure 2.75 by 2.25 inches.   The buckle is 3.25 by 2 inches.   $750.   (SOLD) |
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This link belt with stampwork Thunderbird images is unlike anything I've seen.   It is pre-WWII, but beyond that is hard to reliably date.   A short belt, it is 33.13 inches long and the conchas are 1.75 inches across.   $975.   |
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