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Object Number
986-28-10/59969
Display Title
Bolo, silver shield w/ twisted wire border, inlaid stones & silver desert motifs
Descriptions
Object Description
Bolo, silver shield with a twisted band around the rim, a desert scene is depicted with a silver cactus, a turquoise stone for a lake, an azurite stone for sky, opal stone for sun, terminals, an animal head mark. 6.6 x 7.1 cm.
Inventory Description
Bolo, silver shield with twisted wire border, inlaid stones/silver desert motifs
Classification
- Bolo
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Silver, Animal hide, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 7.1 x 7 cm (19 11/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-28-10/59969 / Y0846420
Provenance
Collector
Henry Ellicott Magill
(1920-1980)
Donor
Richard E. Allen
(1983-1986)
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