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Object Number
995-29-10/73083
Display Title
Silver overlaid Mudhead bolo tie
Descriptions
Object Description
Bolo tie from 1970s-1980s. Bolo slider of oval concave silver plaque with raised mudhead figure in overlay with feather in right hand and rattle in left. Reverse is engraved with a stylized initial of "GL" (Glenn Lucas) and one of "HC" (Hopicrafts). Braided leather cord with silver tips.
9 cm high, 4.6 cm wide, 1.7 cm deep; cord 106 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 convex slider, raised dancing human figure.
Classification
- Tie
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970s-1980s
Artist
Glenn Lucas
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Silver, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 9 x 4.6 x 1.7 cm (3 9/16 x 1 13/16 x 11/16 in.)
Distance (Cord length): 106 x 1.7 x 4.6 x 9 cm (11/16 x 1 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73083
Credit Line
Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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