Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Bolo tie
Date: c. 1965
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 8.3 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Medium: tortiseshell | gold lip mother of pearl | mother of pearl | glycimeris shell | 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.1988-6-5
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 materials used for this piece are silver, tortoiseshell, mother of pearl, glycimeris, and gold lip. The branch the eagle is perched on is made of glycimeris. Its feet, beak, and the iris of its eye are made of gold lip.
In Collection(s)
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