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Object Number 995-29-10/73080
Display Title Silver overlay bolo tie of Polik Mana
Descriptions
Object Description Bolo tie from 1980s. Bolo cord and round slider of silver overlay depict a stylized geometric head of Polik Mana. Reverse stamped twice with a geometric form of a triangle made from three small triangles, and three small lines "falling" from the base of the larger triangle. Thick braided leather cord with silver tips. Stamped hallmark on reverse of snow cloud motif, hallmark of Bernard Dawahoya. 6.4 cm diameter, 1.3 cm deep; cord 113 cm total length. Hallmark identified in: Wright, Barton. Hallmarks of the Southwest. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Co. 1989.
Inventory Description Leather bolo tie, silver slider of overlay head and headdress, geometric, circul
Classification
  • Tie
Department Ethnographic
Date 1980s
Artist Bernard Dawahoya
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in.) Distance (depth): 1.2 cm Distance (diameter): 6.4 cm Distance (Cord length): 113 cm
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73080
Credit Line Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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