Exceptional Zuni Myra Tucson Channel Inlay Ranger Belt 4 Pce midCent Masterpiece

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Offered... an extraordinary hand constructed early-mid-Century Zuni Ranger inlaid belt four piece set, with two keepers, one tip and one buckle, all inlaid by an expert master artist whom I identify with certainty as Myra and Lee Tuscon. The sun face on the buckle is a known design of hers and it's beautiful. She is one of the best master Zuni artists so the work on these pieces is superb, both the channel inlay and the silver work, which date to the 1940s-1950s at the latest. I have matching earrings which will be available separately which I converted to posts, and I've included a pic of them above. It would be fabulous to wear this belt with the earrings or for one partner to wear the belt and the other, the earrings.
Myra was married to Homer Vacit, the younger brother of Frank Vacit. Later she married Lee Tucson. She exhibited with Kenneth Begay in 1965 at the Southwest Indian Arts II California exhibition and was considered one of the great masters in Zuni silver work.
The two keepers are about 9/16" long and 7/8" wide, the cap at the end of the belt is about 1-3/16" long and 11/16" wide and the buckle is 2" long and 1-9/16" wide. The weight of all the pieces is 40.6 grams. These pieces were expertly inlaid with natural turquoise, red abalone, jet and mother of pearl. There is modest age related wear but no damage at all. The silver is at least coin at .900 or sterling at .925. It is unsigned and not marked for silver content as is usual for those times. Overall condition is excellent, vintage, wearable and collectible. This is a rare, fine, early piece of exceptional quality and elegance in design and workmanship. There is no belt included. The size of the belt you use can be wider at the middle, and the tip of the cap can take about 9/16", while the buckle can take about 13/16" in width but there is no reason the whole middle can't be 1" or 1.5" in width. This is a very rare very fine example; it's a masterpiece by one of the all time great master Zuni silversmiths: Myra Tucson.
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