Arrowhead with stone bolo tie

Association Bell Trading Post (1932 - 1969)

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Bell Trading Post (1932 - 1969)

Dateca. 1960

Mediumsilver, abalone, polypropylene

Dimensions17 1/2 × 1 3/16 in. (44.5 × 3 cm)

ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Norman Sandfield

Object numberPC2014.38.24

DescriptionAn abalone Bell Trading Post jeweler bolo tie. The silver bolo tie concha has a stamped textured arrowhead design with an oval shape piece of abalone set in the center. The back of the concha has a soldered squashed “U” fitting slide over the stamped “Bell / Sterling” that circles the Bell Hallmark. The concha is attached to a forest green knitted polypropylene cord with two silver tips with a series of stamped lines.

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