Nathan Fred Sr. and Hopi Crafts - Hopi - Sterling Silver Overlay Link Belt with Kachina Designs c. 1980s, 39.25" length

169.4g, 39.25" length, fits up to a 39.25" waist. The conchos measure 1" x 1.625" each. Artist and shop hallmark on verso. Ex Arizona collection. The previous owner acquired this piece from Hopi Crafts (Second Mesa, Arizona). Her husband was the former owner of a multi-generational Native American arts and crafts business, starting with his grandparents. During his life, he worked as an educator, Assistant to the Director of the Lowie Museum of Anthropology (now Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum), and Director of the Arizona State Museum, all while maintaining his family business until his passing in 2008.