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Object Number
986-28-10/59972
Display Title
Bolo, silver shield with petried wood center, terminals are geode slices
Descriptions
Object Description
Bolo, an irregularly shaped silver base with 2 protruding tabs at the top, a grooved rim & a circle-stamped background, piece of petrified oak mounted in the center, silver terminals, an animal head mark, 7.4 x 6.1 cm.
Inventory Description
Bolo, silver shield with petried wood center, terminals are geode slices
Classification
- Bolo
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Silver, Animal hide, Stone, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 49 x 6.1 x 1.3 cm (19 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
986-28-10/59972 / Y0846420 / YLSK / BO-271
Provenance
Collector
Henry Ellicott Magill
(1920-1980)
Donor
Richard E. Allen
(1983-1986)
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