Roy Vandever, Navajo - Sterling Silver
Vintage Kachina Belt Buckle
HK Item #BU175

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Authentic Vintage Navajo Sterling silver and Turquoise Kachina belt buckle by Roy Vandever

Condition	Vintage, pre-owned, stones firmly set with no cracks or chips
Materials	Sterling silver, Read about silver turquoise, Read about stones
Size	3" x 2" fits up to a 1 1/2" belt
Weight	46 grams
Hallmarks	inscribed: The Best by Roy Vandever
Artist	Roy Vandever, Navajo

Authentic Vintage Navajo Sterling silver and Turquoise Kachina belt buckle by Roy Vandever

One stone has a fine crack - the stone is tight and firmly set.

We leave the natural patina on our pawn jewelry because many of our customers like the old "vintage" appearance. If you'd like to clean up your silver jewelry, new or old, check out our handy silver cleaning and polishing cloth.

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Roy Vandever, Navajo
Sterling Silver and Turquoise
Vintage Kachina Belt Buckle

BU175 - $450 plus s/h
(ONLY ONE AVAILABLE)

Authentic Vintage Navajo Sterling silver and Turquoise Kachina belt buckle by Roy Vandever

Will fit up to a 1 1/2" wide belt.

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NOTE: Items in our Vintage Shop are either USED or NEW. They might come from inheritances, estate sales, private collections, and store liquidations. Many items are brand new (NOS, New Old Stock) and in perfect condition while others may show tarnish, scratches and other signs of use. Major issues will be described in detail and shown in photos. Vintage Shop items are sold as described and are not returnable.

What is a Kachina?

A kachina is one of many supernatural beings who play a role in the religious beliefs and rituals of Pueblo Indian peoples. A kachina is also a masked dancer believed to embody a particular spirit during a religious ceremony. Also, a kachina is a carved doll in the costume of a particular spirit.

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Patina	A dark or colored film of oxidation that forms naturally on metal by exposure to air and other elements. It is often valued for its aesthetically pleasing appearance. All items in our Vintage Shop have some patina, even NOS.
Vintage	30 years or older.
NOS	New Old Stock. Made at least 20 years ago but never used.
Pre-owned	An item that has been used.

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewerly and Artifacts

We are in the vintage Native American jewelry rescue business and are passionate about finding new homes for used and vintage jewelry and artifacts. That's why we purchase Native American pieces from estates, inheritances, collection downsizing and New Old Stock (NOS) inventory from closed stores.

Often people contact us after taking a box of Native American jewelry to their local pawn shop and find that a pawn shop is mainly interested in melt value of the metals and not in preserving the beautiful historic pieces. To hear that people have considered selling these treasures for melt value makes us truly sad.

Melt value is usually far below what we would offer for the jewelry. Yet we can't pay retail price for items because of the time and cost involved in finding new homes for them. We have to research, often repair and restore the jewelry, photograph and list each item on our website, and sometimes hold pieces in inventory for years until the right buyer comes along.

We hope you'll find something special in our vintage shop that will complete yet another circle of our jewelry re-homing mission.

Roy Vandever, Navajo - Sterling Silver Vintage Kachina Belt Buckle HK Item #BU175

What is a Kachina?

Horsekeeping LLC - Definitions of Jewelry Age and Condition© 2013 Horsekeeping LLC © Copyright Information

Our Rescue Missionof Native American Indian Jewerly and Artifacts

Roy Vandever, Navajo - Sterling Silver
Vintage Kachina Belt Buckle
HK Item #BU175

Horsekeeping LLC - Definitions of Jewelry Age and Condition
© 2013 Horsekeeping LLC © Copyright Information

Our Rescue Mission
of Native American Indian Jewerly and Artifacts