Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Bolo tie
Date: c. 1960
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Tie Dimensions: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)
Slide Dimensions: 11.3 × 6 × 1.2 cm (4 7/16 × 2 3/8 × 1/2 in.)
Medium: silver | jet | turquoise | coral | abalone | tortoiseshell | cowrie shell
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-193
Not on view
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, jet, turquoise, coral, abalone, tortoiseshell, and cowrie shell. The pendants on the ends of the tips are handmade silver squash blossoms.
In Collection(s)
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