Copper Kachina Demi Bolo Tie
Association
Bell Trading Post
(1932 - 1969)
Date1965
Mediumcopper, leather
Dimensions17 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (44.5 × 5.6 cm)
ClassificationsJewelry & Adornment
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Norman Sandfield
Object numberPC2014.38.22
DescriptionThis Bell jewelers bolo tie has a solid copper concha has a stamped Kachina figure bordered by a series of stamped Native American symbols (a rattlesnake jaw at the top left, a bear and deer track to the right, a lightning snake to the bottom right, a thunderbird track to the bottom left, and a snake to the left). The back of the concha has a soldered squashed “U” fitting slide over the stamped “Solid / Copper” with no visible hallmark. The concha is attached to a black leather plaited cord with two stamped geometric line designs spaced 1 inch apart. This piece came with a set of screw on earrings.On View
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