Culture/People:

Zia Pueblo  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Ernest Medina, Zia Pueblo  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)  Search this

Object Name:

Bolo tie

Media/Materials:

Shell/shells, coral, mother-of-pearl, turquoise, silver, commercial leather thong

Techniques:

Mosaic inlay, hammered, braided

Dimensions:

47 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Zia Pueblo, Zia Reservation; Sandoval County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

1979

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1979; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

25/7967

Barcode:

257967.000

See related items:

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Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67a1295f4-6025-4b2c-bddb-e9f71fec0318

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_273885