Here is a real beauty and a heck of a find if you love vintage Zuni Inlay Jewelry. The focus of this Vintage Sunface Zuni Inlay Concho Belt is the Zuni Sunface design. This impressive concho belt from Zuni artist Abel Soseeah features seven large inlaid Zuni sunface pieces and eight smaller conchos, for a total of fifteen hand made and inlaid conchos. Each of the pieces in this Sunface Zuni Inlay Concho Belt is inlaid with Sleeping Beauty Turquoise, Black Onyx, Mother of Pearl and red Italian or Mediterranean Coral. Native American Jewelry artisan Abel Soseeah connected each of the conchos with nice heavy gauge handmade Sterling Silver jump rings. The end of the belt was finished off in a unique way, a series of 9 key rings were used so that more could be added on or taken off and the belt could be extended. This fine piece of vintage American Indian Jewelry would make a great start or addition to any gemstone silver jewelry or inlay jewelry collection. This Zuni Inlay Concho Belt is from the 1980s to 1990s.
This handmade Sterling Silver Concho belt will fit up to a 33" waist. The large conchos measure 2 inches in diameter and the small conchos measure 1 inch in diameter.