This beautifully made link concho belt is rare on two counts; both the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild (NACG) chain link belt, which I've never seen another before, and the official NACG paper tag, as so few survived! It has the original price on the back of the tag $60!
The NACG was formed in 1941 under the guidance of the U.S. Government’s Indian Arts and Crafts Board and the Navajo Tribal authority, to help young Navajo silversmiths learn from the masters and thus to maintain the quality of classic Navajo silver work into succeeding generations.
The Guild's standards were exacting and their instructors were among the most accomplished Navajo jewelers of the era, including the Guild’s first Director, the brilliant Navajo silversmith and jewelry teacher, Ambrose Roanhorse, and teacher Fred Peshlakai.
Individual makers were not allowed to sign Navajo Guild pieces, they could only be marked with the official “Horned Sun” hallmark of the NACG and, often, the word "NAVAJO".
Length 33"
Buckle measurements: 2" x 1.5"
Conchos: 1 3/4" x 1 3/8"
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