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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2020 School for Advanced Research.

Bolo tie

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2020 School for Advanced Research.

Bolo tie

Date: 1974
Artist or Maker: Duane Maktima (b. 1954)
Dimensions:
Tie: 50.5 cm (19 7/8 in.)
Tie slide: 5.7 × 2.5 × 1 cm (2 1/4 × 1 × 3/8 in.)
Medium: silver | turquoise | gold lip mother of pearl | ironwood | coral
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1989.
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-177B
Not on view
DescriptionBolo tie. An oblong shape with squared-off ends. Hopi silver overlay, with inlay done in contemporary geometric design. Inlay materials are turquoise, gold lip mother of pearl, ironwood, and coral.
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