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Object Number 995-29-10/73091
Display Title Shadow-box turquoise bolo tie
Descriptions
Object Description Navajo shadow box bolo tie from 1950s-1970s. Bolo slider is large polished nugget of greenish turquoise, set in a bezel sunk into a shadow-box. Wide polished silver band around the edge. Braided black leather cord with silver tips. 5.8 cm high, 4 cm wide, 1 cm deep; cord 105 cm total length.
Inventory Description Leather bolo tie, silver oval slide with oval turquoise stone, polished.
Classification
  • Tie
Department Ethnographic
Date 1950-1979
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
Dimensions Overall: 5.8 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in.) Distance (Cord length): 105 x 1 x 4 x 5.8 cm (3/8 x 1 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73091
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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