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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wlwhittier, post: 9779157, member: 76316&quot;]There are 9 with copper-strap belt-loops, an&#039; a matching buckle. Each are 3&quot; long, 2 5/8&quot; wide; their weight varies slightly between 1.6 an&#039; 1.8 ozt. I&#039;m not skilled enough to say whether they&#039;re sand-cast or not. The copper belt loops are ~1/4&quot; wide, to accommodate a ~2&quot; x ~1/8&quot; leather strap.</p><p>Each have unique turquoise nuggets in bezels, an&#039; judging by color an&#039; inclusions, from several mines; the two shown seem to be from the same mine. None of these have any markings at all. I haven&#039;t had them tested for alloy; I believe they are silver, but whether .720, .800, or .925 will have to be determined subsequently.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every definition an&#039; pic of &#039;concho&#039; I&#039;ve found ignores open-work like these, so I would like to know what these may the called, if <i>not </i>conchos. In addition, the theme of the four faces, an&#039; arms with fingers, may have tribal or other significance; can any of you say what it means, an&#039;/or what region or tribe might be responsible? I&#039;m, as always, most grateful for all your comments an&#039; suggestions. Thanks for lookin!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]483182[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483183[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483184[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483185[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483186[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483187[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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