Tie tack/Tie bar

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Date created: 1953

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
IACB source: Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild (Navaho Arts and Crafts Guild), 1941-
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Navajo Arts and Crafts Guild (Fort Wingate, New Mexico) in 1953; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Arizona or New Mexico; USA (inferred)

See related items: Diné (Navajo); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7993
Barcode: 257993.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Tie tack/Tie bar
Media/Materials: Silver, turquoise, metal jewelry findings
Techniques: Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, stamped
Dimensions: 6.5 x 1.2 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws602295d07-214b-4740-a357-a2c8b14cc01b

Record ID: NMAI_273911