Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Bolo tie
Date: c. 1950
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 5.7 cm (1 15/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Medium: mother of pearl | spiny oyster | turquoise | jet | leather
Credit Line: Gift of Henry S. Galbraith, 1988.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1988-6-7
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”): Mr. Seowtewa believes the artist for this piece may be Frank Vacit. The materials used are silver, mother of pearl, turquoise, spiny oyster, and jet. The catalog card states that white mussel and coral are used, but the white shell is mother of pearl and the orange is spiny oyster. The Zuni word for rainbow is amidolanne.
In Collection(s)
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