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Object Number
995-29-10/73092
Display Title
Turquoise rosette bolo tie
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo bolo tie from 1910-1930. Large bolo slider of silver with many turquoise stones cut in drop and round shapes in fluted bezel settings. Silverwork includes stamped motifs. Was apparently converted from a pin, perhaps a manta pin, as old welding marks remain on reverse side. Thin black braided leather cord with silver tips.
5.7 cm high, 9.3 cm wide, 1 cm deep; cord 97 cm long.
Inventory Description
Leather bolo tie, silver slide with turquoise insets, tear-shaped and discoidal.
Classification
- Tie
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1910-1930
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
North America / United States / New Mexico
Materials
Silver, Leather, Turquoise
Dimensions
Overall: 9.1 x 5.7 x 1.2 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Distance (Cord length): 97 x 1 x 5.7 x 9.3 cm (3/8 x 2 1/4 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73092
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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