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Object Number
995-29-10/73082
Display Title
Silver overlay bolo tie of Sun Face
Descriptions
Object Description
Bolo tie from 1970s-1980s. Round bolo slider of silver overlay with scalloped edge depicting Sun Face with feather motif radiating from the face. Reverse has hallmark of bear paw stamped at top and bottom of piece (the stamp of Riley Polequaptewa), plus a sunface stamp (the shopmark for the Hopi Silvercraft Guild), and "STERLING" stamped as well. Braided black leather cord with silver tips.
6 cm diameter, 1 cm deep; cord 104 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, round, raised sun Face, scalloped edges.
Classification
- Tie
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970s-1980s
Artist
Riley Polequaptewa
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Silver, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 6 x 1 cm (2 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Distance (depth): 1 cm
Distance (diameter): 6 cm
Distance (Cord length): 104 cm
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73082
Credit Line
Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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