On our website we offer a cross-section of our extensive inventory. Please let us know if you do not find what you are looking for. Additionally, several of the jewelry artists we work with will create custom work for you. You will also find buckles in our Vintage Gallery.
This trim, contemporary bolo tie is the work of Jack Tom. His father, a coal miner and a bricklayer, was also a medicine man (hataałi) who performed the Shooting Way ceremony, a healing ritual used to cure a range of illnesses associated with lightning, from paralysis to nervousness. Jack was struck by lightning in 1979 while working for the railroad in Park City, Iowa. His employer laid him off and so, jobless and injured, her returned home to his father who performed the Shooting Way to restore his son to hozhón (harmony/health)
The bola tie, which is 2.75 inches long, is set with natural turquoise from Nevada, spiny oyster shell, Wildhorse alabaster and fossilized walrus ivory. The tips exhibit his attention to detail. $2100 (SANTA FE)
A brush or satin finish belt buckle by Glenn Lucas. Featuring the “Man in the Maze” motif this buckle was made for a 1 inch belt. 2.5 inches wide by 1.5 high. $675. A gorgeous stamped buckle by Jennifer Curtis. This one was made for a 1 inch belt, it is 3 inches by 1 5/8 inches. $850. (BOTH in SANTA FE)
April Unkestine of Zuni went all out on this sunface bolo tie. Inlaid with golden mother of pearl shell, jet, white mother of pearl shell, coral and turquoise. The centerpiece is just under 3 inches across and the dangles are 1 3/8 inch across. $850. (SANTA FE)
Photo courtesy of ZART - Zuni Artist Resource Team
A sandcast buckle set with a piece of green variscite. Made for a 1 1/2 inch belt. 3 3/8 by 2 inches. $350. (TUCSON) A great coral buckle, made when you could more easily find deep red natural coral, 3 by 2.5 inches and made for a 1 1/2 inch belt by Martha Calladito. $800 (SANTA FE) A stunning turquoise belt buckle made by Charles Lewis in the 1970s. Made for a 2 inch belt, it is $900. (SANTA FE)
Two stunning bola ties crafted by by Leonard Nez, who made the bola tie artist Post Malone was wearing while singing in the recent Super Bowl. The first one at left is 2.75 by 2.25 inches, it is set with a magnificent natural turquoise. (I purchased the stone a few years back but neglected to mark it as to the mine source) $1,275. The bola at right is set with a very nice piece of natural Kingman turquoise. 2 5/8 inches long by 2 1/8 inches wide. $1,100. (ALL IN SANTA FE)
A very nice concha style holloware buckle with a single piece of turquoise by Charlie John. 3 5 inches long, 2.5 inches wide. Made for a 1.25 inch belt, $800. The black jade and turquoise buckle was made by Na-Na Ping, Pascua Yaqui. It is 2.5 long by 1 5/8 wide. Made for a 1.25 inch belt, $2,800. The sterling overlay buckle was made by Joseph Coriz, Santo Domingo Pueblo. It has some 14K gold dots scattered throughout. 3 inches long, 1 3/8 inches wide and made for a one inch belt. $500. (ALL in SANTA FE)
Above are two older Navajo sandcast belt buckles. The one in the photo at left is 3.25 inches wide and 2.5 inches from top to bottom. Made for a 1.75 inch belt and $525. The buckle at right is just over 3.25 inches wide and is 2 7/8 inches high. $525. (Both in Santa Fe)
Three absolutely classic belt buckles by master tufa cast artist Aaron Anderson. All were made for 1 1/2 inch belt and. they range in price from $625 to $675. From left to right the turquoise used are: Kingman (TUCSON), Pilot Mountain. (SANTA FE). ALL NATURAL TURQUOISE
First two are by Anderson Koinva and have hand made bola tips measuring 2.25 inches. A Hopi maze pattern, it is just over 2 inches long by 1.5 inches wide and $(It currently has a wider than usual opening which we can adjust if needed. SOLD. The bola with a badger paw motif is also just over 2 inches long by 1.5 inches wide and also $450. (ALL IN SANTA FE) A saguaro harvest bolo by Rick Manuel. 1.5 inches. $240.(TUCSON)
First two are by Leonard Nez: Made for a a 1 1/4 inch belt, and set with natural spiderweb turquoise from the Cloud Mountain mine in Hubei (often mistaken for Number 8 mine in Nevada). 2.5 by 2 inches. $975. (TUCSON) A nice heavyweight buckle set with a nice example of natural Kingman turquoise. 2.5 by 2 1/8 inches. Made for a 1 1/4 inch belt. $900. (TUCSON) A TERRIFIC buckle by Arland Ben. He based the design on the ketohs (bowguards) made in the late 1800s and set with a a marvelous piece of natural Bisbee turquoise. The silver is coin silver, literally: hammered out from melted silver dollars. It will fit either a 1 1/4 or 1 1/2 inch belt. 2 by 3.25 inches $2400. (SANTA FE)
One of Samuel Greatwalker LaFountain’s contemporary buckles. Made for a 1 1/2 inch belt, it measures 3 by 2 inches and is set with natural turquoise from the Morenci Mine. $975. (SANTA FE) More exceptional tufa cast work by Aaron Anderson, made for a 1 1/2 inch belt: This is a very flowing harmonious design on this buckle, also set with natural Lone Mountain turquoise. 2 by 2.5 inches. $600. (TUCSON) A beautiful buckle by Leonard Nez, this one was made for a 1 1/2 inch belt. $975. (SANTA FE)
A beautiful bola by Gloria Calavaza, using the snake motif made popular by her late parents. This one is 3 inches long by 2 3/8 inches wide and $675. The eagle bola tie with matching tips was made by Janet Amesoli, inlaid with pen shell, mother of pearl shell and turquoise. 3.5 inches long by 3.25 inches wide and the tips are 1.75 inches long by 1 3/8 inches wide. $1,100. (All in SANTA FE)
A concha style hollowware buckle by Charlie John, set with natural Kingman ‘waterweb’ turquoise. 3.5 inches by 2.5 inches and made for a 1.5 inch belt. $675. A concha buckle, made for a 1 1/2 inch belt. Unsigned - probably late 60s early 70s and set with very nice natural spiderweb turquoise. At first glance I thought it might be Lone Mountain turquoise, but upon closer inspection there were strong indications that the stone is from the Morenci Mine…I’d give it 60 to 70% odds of being from Morenci. Gorgeous stone regardless. 3 by 2.5 inches. $600. A Hopi overlay buckle with two Anakchinas - Long Hair katsinas, who represent the life sustaining summer rains. 1.75 by 25 inches and made for a 1 1/4 inch belt. By Augustine Mowa III. $300. (ALL IN TUCSON)
Dora Massie of Zuni made this sunface buckle for a 1 1/4 inch belt. 3 by 2 inches. $275. (SANTA FE) An excellent example of work by the late Johnny Mike Begay, set with natural turquoise. He was a brother of famed silversmith Kenneth Begay and both worked for White Hogan in Scottsdale for a time. 2.5 by 3.75 inches and made for an inch and a quarter belt. $875 (TUCSON) One of Leonrad Nez’s amazing multi-level buckles, set with a great piece of red coral. 2 7/8 by 2 3/8. SOLD (SANTA FE)
A nice heavy concha style buckle made for a 1 1/2 inch belt. The buckle measures 2.5 by 3 inches. Made by Anderson Parker, who also did a handmade buckle back for it. SOLD. (SANTA FE) A classic concha belt buckle by Ned Nez. The handmade buckle back acomodates a 1 1/4 inch belt and set with a very nice piece of natural spiderweb turquoise. It is 2.25 by 3 inches. $400. (TUCSON) A sweet little dress buckle made by Frances Jones. This one measures 2 inches by 1 3/16 inches. This one will fit onto a 3/4 inch belt or one that tapers to 3/4 inches. (SANTA FE)
A beautiful inlay ranger buckle, made by James Lee has raised inlay of turquoise and silver. The buckle is 2 by 2 inches with 2 keepers and a belt tip cover. $1,650. (SANTA FE)
Three stainless steel buckles by Pat Pruitt, of Laguna Pueblo. The one at left is inlaid with a piece of niobium $1750. The next one has a tinted trim and is $850. The last with stingray is $700. Each is 2 by 3 1/2 inches. Made for a 1 1/2 inch belts. ( ALL IN TUCSON)
RANGER BUCKLE! By Ernest Rangel, sandcast with overlay and appliqué work. 1 7/8 by 2 1/4 inches. $475. (TUCSON)
Each of these three overlay buckles by Hopi silversmith Anderson Koinva was made for a 3/4 inch dress belt and measures 1.5 by 2.5 inches. $400 each. (ALL IN SANTA FE)
A beautifully engraved and hand stamped buckle by Leonard Nez. This one is set with a gorgeous green stone from the Royston mine in Nevada. made for an 1.25 inch belt, this one measures 3” by 2”. $1,275. (SANTA FE)
Above: a buckle made using the file and chisel technique with a repoussé or raised center. 3 by 2.25 inches. 1960s - unsigned. $375. (TUCSON)
The bola tie of a coral Mudhead inlaid in pen shell is by Augustine and Rosalie Pinto of Zuni. Unsigned. 2.5 by 2 inches. $525. (SANTA FE)
Charlie John made this bola (see the matching buckle below). Set with natural turquoise from the Stormy Mountain Mine in Nevada, it measures2.75 by 2 inches. SOLD. (SANTA FE)
A Phoenix bola and buckle set by Bobby & Corraine Shack: The buckle measures 2 by 3 inches and was made for a 1 1/2 belt. $425. (TUCSON) The bola tie is 2.5 by 2 3/8 inches. SOLD(SANTA FE).
