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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.

Bolo tie

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.

Bolo tie

Date: 1953-1970
Artist or Maker: Jay Iule
Dimensions:
Tie Dimensions: 48.3 cm (19 in.)
Slide Dimensions: 13 × 8.1 × 1 cm (5 1/8 × 3 3/16 × 3/8 in.)
Medium: silver | leather | melon shell | coral | cowry shell | mother of pearl | turquoise | tortoiseshell
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Fabrizia Marcus, 2000.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.2000-1-5
Not on view
DescriptionFigure of hoop dancer as slide. Inlay of melon shell, tortoiseshell, cowry shell, mother of pearl, turquoise, and coral set in silver. Levered clasp soldered and stamped with "Bennett Pat. Pend." Below clasp rectangular piece of silver 0.3cm x 1.8cm, soldered, stamped with "Jay Iule." On back of right arm ink inscription "1960s Zuni Design." "Beaded" silver headdress on figure. Facial features incised on melon shell. Hoops of silver. Silver cone-shaped tips with a wavy incised pattern incised. Black leather braided bolo tie.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit December 7 and 8, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 5”): The materials used are silver, mother of pearl, coral, turquoise, cowrie shell, tortoiseshell, melon shell, and leather. The silver tips are commercially made. The figure is a Hoop Dancer. The artist, Jay Iule (name spelled incorrectly in current catalog description), is the son of Horace Iule, who is known for cast silver jewelry.
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