| 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 |