Offered here for your consideration is an extremely rare concho belt by Eveli Sabatie. This exquisite concho belt features a dramatic buckle with a large koshare created with pipestone, agate, sugilite, lapis, and other materials, with silver accents. Koshare is a sacred clown of the Hopi, one that you're likely to see at ceremonies. He is one of several clowns, which are sometimes called jesters or tricksters. He is a powerful figure and important to the community. The belt has four hinge link conchos, each hinge link section has seven to eight pipestone settings resting in smooth silver bezels with a raised silver diamond design throughout. The connecting links each feature a green agate cabochon in the center of an oval inlay created with pipestone and silver and one with sugilite, agate and pipestone with sections of silver. We have searched and have not come across a concho belt by Eveli Sabatie that is on the market or has been sold. This unique and very RARE, heavy sterling silver and multi stone inlay concho belt with an amazing buckle is definitely for the serious collector or museum. Get this one of a kind piece today!
MAKER: The buckle is hallmarked EVELI (Etched). Evelyn (Eveli) Sabatie (Sabati as pre Billie Hougart's Book). (1940-; Moroccan. Active c 1968 to 1998. Sabatie lived and worked with Charles Loloma from 1968 to 1972 in Hopi Nation. He instilled some of her design interests in his work and was one of only two Charles Laloma proteges.
APPROX AGE: Vintage (meaning somewhere between the 1930s to 1970s). 
SIZE: The overall length measures 26 1/2 inches long. The link sections measure 5 1/2 measure 1 1/2 inches tall . The smaller link sections measure 1 1/2 inches wide x 1 1/2 inches tall.  The buckle measures 4 7/8 inches wide x 3 1/4 inches tall. The total weight is 499.8 grams.
CONDITION: Good for its age, normal wear expected. Please look closely at the pictures as they are an important part of our description and are hereby incorporated into the description, specifically with regards to condition.
HANDLING: There will be a $5 handling / packaging fee for shipping this lot.
SHIPPING: The actual cost of postage will be added on top of the handling charges.