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

Bolo Tie | Buckle | Pin

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

Bolo Tie | Buckle | Pin

Date: c. 1970 and c. 1965
Artist or Maker: Dennis Edaakie (1931 - 2008)
Artist or Maker: Nancy Edaakie (b. 1937)
Dimensions:
Overall: 5.7 x 7 x 5 cm (2 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Overall1: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)
Medium: toroiseshell | white mussel shell | abalone | coral | silver | rhyolite | leather
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1989.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-154C
Not on view
DescriptionBolo tie: Silver disk inset with roadrunner, cactus and triangulated border of semi-precious materials; materials include tortoiseshell, coral, rhyolite, white mussel shell, and abalone.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksOctavius Seowtewa during collection review visit February 17 and 18, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 4”): The materials used are silver, tortoiseshell, white mussel shell (the body of the roadrunner), rhyolite, coral, and abalone.
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