Horseman buckle

NameBuckle

Place madeAmozoc, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumBlue steel, silver

Dimensions1 3/8 × 2 1/4 × 9/16 in. (3.5 × 5.7 × 1.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Stafford and John Thomas, from the Davis and Pack Collection of Mexican Jewelry, A.2015.19.62

Object numberA.2015.19.62

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionBuckle made of blue steel encrusted with silver. Buckle is rectangular with a convex curve. The ground is the steel, but the silver on top is shaped and decorated with lines to resemble leaves and flowers. The edge of the buckle has a border of silver. On the back are loops to secure the buckle to a belt.