| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1308 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Bolo tie |
| Culture |
Eskimo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Alaska |
| County |
unknown |
| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1961 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Fossilized ivory; Leather; Metal: Stainless steel |
| Description |
Bolo tie comprising rectangular piece of fossil ivory, cut to shape to show cortex on exterior and fitted to stainless steel plate, through which braided leather cord (black and gray) is threaded; Ends of cord are fitted with stainless steel conical covers whose sides are decorated with series of encircling ridges and which terminate in small sphere; Bolo tie is unsigned. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 3.5, Thickness = 1.3, Length = ca. 57.0 |