Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1306 |
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Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork |
Object Name |
Bolo tie |
Culture |
Zuni Pueblo |
Global Region |
North America |
Country |
USA |
State/Prov./Dist. |
New Mexico |
County |
McKinley |
Other Geographic
Data |
Zuni Pueblo |
Maker's Name |
Warren Ondelacy (Warren Andelacy) |
Date of Manufacture |
1958 |
Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
Materials |
Metal: Silver; Turquoise; Coral; Jet; Shell; Leather |
Description |
Bolo tie comprising large pendant in form of thunderbird with outstretched wings and tail, done in mosaic inlay technique using white shell, turquoise, coral, and jet set on silver backing and mounted on black braided leather string whose ends are wrapped in silver sheeting and then terminate in smaller thunderbirds identical to larger one; Tie is unsigned. |
Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 6.4, Thickness = 0.8, Length = ca. 50.5 |