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for Silver overlay bolo tie of turtle and geometric designs
Object Number
995-29-10/73081
Display Title
Silver overlay bolo tie of turtle and geometric designs
Descriptions
Object Description
Bolo tie from 1960s-1980s. Round bolo slider of silver overlay of a turtle over two lines on the left and geometric designs to the right. Reverse is stamped with stylized initials, apparently "MS", Mitchell or Michael Sockyma, and "HC", Hopicrafts (aka Hopi Enterprises). Braided leather cord with silver tips.
4.5 cm diameter, 1.1 cm deep; cord 118 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 overlay circular slider, turtle and geometric designs.
Classification
- Tie
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960s-1980s
Artist
Mitchell Sockyma
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 4.5 x 1.3 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/2 in.)
Distance (depth): 1.1 cm
Distance (Cord length): 118 cm
Distance (diameter): 4.5 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73081
Credit Line
Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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