Bolo tie

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Date created: circa 2005

Culture/People: Diné (Navajo)
Artist/Maker: Peterson Johnson, Diné (Navajo), b. 1956
Previous owner: National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA); W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943
Donor: W. Richard West, Jr. (Rick West), Southern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne), b. 1943

Collection History: Presented to NMAI Director W. Richard West Jr. by the National Indian Gaming Association at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by W. Richard West in 2008.
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Place: Gallup; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/6692
Barcode: 266692.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bolo tie
Media/Materials: Silver, malachite, commercial leather thong
Techniques: Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, braided
Dimensions: 48.5 x 4.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6820c0b00-1717-4086-a49f-b85cdc2a65a9

Record ID: NMAI_391840