Zuni Petit point concha belt appraisal

Hello,
I inherited this concha belt from my mother. My parents travelled to the Southwest from the 50’s-90’s. My aunt also owned an antique shop years ago. I’m not sure where it was bought. The two end concha’s are engraved by hand, not stamped. David & Sarita Leekya. I know it’s old, petit point. There are 30 concha’s in all. Each one has 8 turquoise stones. It’s very Beautiful. I am looking for a way to have it appraised and any other information anybody has about the artists.
Thank you




It’s hard to see the engraving in the photo. It’s there on both ends. A jeweler’s loop would help

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Hi, this is not a concha belt. I can’t see its clasp but assume it is a belt, given the length. The artists’ name is Leekity, not Leekya, and some work by them in this same style shows up in online searching.

You can perhaps estimate a value from prices shown in for-sale listings, though you can’t know what things actually sell for unless you see the same item in Completed/Sold listings on eBay.

Hope this helps.
PS your photo staging with deer and quilt is really cute!

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