Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2021 School for Advanced Research.
Bolo tie
Date: c. 1960
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Tie Dimensions: 50.7 cm (19 15/16 in.)
Slide Dimensions: 6.8 × 6 × 0.9 cm (2 11/16 × 2 3/8 × 3/8 in.)
Medium: silver | turquoise | tortoiseshell | mother of pearl | white clam shell | spiny oyster | plastic aluminum | leather
Credit Line: Gift of Henry Galbraith.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.1989-7-217
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksJim Enote and Octavius Seowtewa during collection review visit June 20 and 21, 2012 (Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 8”): The materials used are silver, turquoise, tortoiseshell, mother of pearl, white clam shell, spiny oyster, plastic aluminum, and leather. The technique used is flat channel inlay. The silver tips and the elk hooves dangling from them are all handmade. The clasp is commercial and has “Bennet pat. Pend. e31” stamped on the back of it. The piece does not have a hallmark. The Zuni word for elk is o:ho’le.
In Collection(s)
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