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Object Number
995-29-10/73085
Display Title
Silver overlaid Snake Dancer bolo tie
Descriptions
Object Description
Bolo tie from 1960s-1970s. Bolo slider in silver overlay depicting a realistic snake dancer with an applied silver snake in his mouth. Reverse is stamped with "SAUFKIE" and a picture of a bear; the hallmark of Lawrence Saufkie. Braided black leather cord with silver tips.
9.8 cm high, 4.5 cm wide, 1.1 cm deep; cord 98 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 relief slider, silver human with snake in mouth.
Classification
- Tie
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970s-1980s
Artist
Lawrence Saufkie
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Silver, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 4.5 x 1.1 cm (3 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 7/16 in.)
Distance (Cord length): 98 x 1.1 x 4.5 x 9.8 cm (7/16 x 1 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73085
Credit Line
Bequest of William R. Wright, 1995
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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