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Eagle-Thunderbird bolo tie
Eagle-Thunderbird bolo tie
Eagle-Thunderbird bolo tie

Eagle-Thunderbird bolo tie

Association (1932 - 1969)
Manufacturer / Maker (1932 - 1969)
Date1965
Mediumnickel, silver, leather
Dimensions17 1/2 × 1 3/16 in. (44.5 × 3 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Norman Sandfield
Object numberPC2014.38.19
DescriptionA Bell jewelers bolo tie silver concha of an eagle-thunderbird. It has a series of stamped geometric shapes in the body and a scalloped tail. The back of the concha has a soldered squashed “U” fitting slide over the stamped “Nickel / Silver / Bell” that circles the Bell hallmark. The concha is attached to a black leather macramé cord with two silver tips with stamped geometric line designs.
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