A very nice heavy (16 ga) link concho belt. 39 inches long. Each concho measures 2.5 by 1.75 inches. The hallmark is “M” but unfortunately a couple dozen artists use that mark and we can only narrow it down to about 8. Beautiful work. $1875. (SANTA FE)
NAVAJO SAMPLE BELT
Circa 1970s. In that time period concha belts were not only popular but also varied greatly in patterns. Rather than keep several dozen belts on hand, shops would have a silversmith make up a concha that showed a dozen or more possible patterns for the customer to choose from.
Similarly, some silversmiths would make a belt showing the patterns they did in order to solicit an order from shops.
Each concha measures 1.5 by 2 inches. $1600 (TUCSON)
