Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Bolo tie
Date: c. 1955
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 13.4 x 8.3 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
Medium: jet | turquoise | spiny oyster | tortoiseshell | mussel shell | mother of pearl | silver
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1988.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1988-6-2
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksOctavius Seowtewa during collection review visit February 17 and 18, 2010 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 4”): The technique used for this piece is mosaic inlay. The materials used are silver, turquoise, jet, mother of pearl, tortoiseshell, white mussel, and spiny oyster. The catalog card states that abalone shell is used in this piece, but this is incorrect. The piece is held in position on the leather braid by a metal clasp on the back.
In Collection(s)
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