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Object Number
995-29-10/73099
Display Title
Large turquoise nugget bolo tie
Descriptions
Object Description
Bolo tie from 1970s. Slider made of a huge polished nugget of turquoise set in bezel edged with low-quality stamped and braided border. Reverse is stamped with "CL", hallmark of Curtis and Corinne Leekity. Braided black leather cord has silver tips. Companion piece to 995-29-10/73098.
6.7 cm high, 6.2 cm wide, 2 cm deep; cord is 98 cm total length.
Small paper tag: "0885 BH SET (price)"
Hallmark identified in: Wright, Barton. Hallmarks of the Southwest. West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Co. 1989.
Inventory Description
Leather bolo tie, black braided straps, silver slide with large turquoise stone.
Classification
- Tie
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970s
Artist
Curtis Leekity
Artist
Corinne Leekity
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials
Silver, Leather, Turquoise
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 6.2 x 2 cm (2 5/8 x 2 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Distance (Cord length): 98 x 2 x 6.2 x 6.7 cm (13/16 x 2 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73099
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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