Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1304 |
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Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork |
Object Name |
Bolo tie |
Culture |
Navajo |
Global Region |
North America |
Country |
USA |
State/Prov./Dist. |
Arizona, New Mexico |
County |
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Other Geographic
Data |
Navajo Indian Reservation |
Maker's Name |
Joe Yazzie |
Date of Manufacture |
ca. mid 1950s |
Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
Materials |
Metal: Silver; Leather |
Description |
Bolo tie comprising rectangular tie slide made from four lengths of flattened and braided silver wire that are soldered onto silver back plate and then mounted to black 3-strand braided leather tie; Tie was braided in two sections which are machine sewn together at their center; Terminal ends of the tie are each mounted with length of flattened and braided silver wire that is similar, but longer, than that used on the tie slide; Tie is unsigned. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 2.9, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 43.5 |