| Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1307 |
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| Category |
Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Bolo tie |
| Culture |
Navajo |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
New Mexico |
| County |
McKinley |
| Other Geographic
Data |
Community: Fort Wingate area |
| Maker's Name |
Ambrose Roanhorse (ca. 1904-1982) |
| Date of Manufacture |
1956 |
| Collection Name |
Elkus Collection (Native American) |
| Materials |
Metal: Silver; Turquoise; Leather |
| Description |
Bolo tie consisting of truncated triangular turquoise stone set in plain bezel and mounted on larger truncated triangular silver plate; Shape of stone is accentuated by pair of parallel framing lines on silver plate that enclose turquoise setting; Large loop on reverse of plate is formed from second silver sheet of almost the same size whose sides are rolled under, forming a flattened tube through which the tie's braided black leather cords are strung; Silver loop is stamped with hallmark "AR" (Ambrose Roanhorse) with the initials forming the legs of a stick figure horse; Ends of braided cords are wrapped in silver cones with 3 encircling lines at one end and terminating in small spheres at distal end. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 2.8, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 48.5 |