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Object Number
995-29-10/73119
Display Title
Silver concha bolo tie
Descriptions
Object Description
Navajo stamped silver concha bolo tie dating to the 1970s. Simple but finely executed. Slider with scalloped border. Reposse center with radiating petal-like design is encircled by rows of textured stamped bands, outermost circle being a scalloped stamped design. The outside edge of the concha is cut to follow this scalloping. Tips on plaited black leather cord are simple, ending in small balls.
6 cm high, 5 cm wide, .8 cm deep; cord is 100 cm total length.
Inventory Description
Bolo tie, braided leather strap, oval silver slide, stamped, scalloped, concave
Classification
- Tie
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1970-1979
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico?
North America / United States / Arizona?
North America / United States / Arizona?
Materials
Silver, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 5 x 0.8 cm (2 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 5/16 in.)
Distance (Cord length): 100 x 0.8 x 5 x 6 cm (5/16 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73119
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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