Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, Santo Domingo und andere indianische und südwestliche Bolo-Krawatten aus Sterlingsilber und Gold mit Türkis, Jaspis, Achat, Variszit, Koralle, Austernstein, Lapislazuli und anderen Steinen.
Bolo-Krawatten
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c1980's Big Vintage Navajo sterling silver, turquoise/coral cluster bolo tie
c1980‘s Big Vintage Navajo sterling silver, turquoise/coral cluster bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 39" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Illegibly signed.
$345.00
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Large Fred & Lolita Natachu Zuni sterling silver inlay rainbow man bolo tie
Large Fred & Lolita Natachu Zuni sterling silver inlay rainbow man bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 38" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Fred and Lolita Natachu Legendary Zuni artists Fred and Lolita Natachu are known for their stunning mosaic and channel inlay. Rainbow God and Knifewing are two of their favorite subjects. They have been creating jewelry since the 1970s. Lolita is the daughter of Zuni silversmith Jacob Haloo. Her sisters, Dolly Banteah, Nancy Laconsello, and Rolanda Haloo are also recognized Zuni inlay silversmiths.
$450.00
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Large Vintage Hopi or Navajo sterling silver eagle dancer kachina bolo tie
Large Vintage Hopi or Navajo sterling silver eagle dancer kachina bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 40" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Marked sterling with no other detectable markings.
$545.00
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Large Vintage Zuni sterling silver thunderbird shell/stone inlay bolo tie
Large Vintage Zuni sterling silver thunderbird shell/stone inlay bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 39" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Apparently unmarked.
$325.00
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c1970 Vintage southwestern Sterling silver Navajo bolo tie w nice turquoise
c1970 Vintage southwestern Sterling silver Navajo bolo tie w nice turquoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 38" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$550.00
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Huge John Delvin Navajo sterling silver bolo tie w/huge turquoise
Huge John Delvin Navajo sterling silver bolo tie w/huge turquoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 47" long with no issues. Great condition, appears to have been worn little if any. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Hallmarked behind the cord. Nice High grade natural turquoise, unsure of mine.
$1,395.00
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Vintage Virginia Quam Zuni sterling silver, cobblestone inlay bolo tie turquoise
Vintage Virginia Quam Zuni sterling silver, cobblestone inlay bolo tie turquoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 40" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Unmarked, I have or had a matching bolo that was marked.
$995.00
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Teddy Draper Jr Navajo Large Ketoh sterling silver bolo tie Carico Lake turqoise
Teddy Draper Jr Navajo Large Ketoh sterling silver bolo tie Carico Lake turqoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 48" long with no issues. Never worn. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Hallmarked behind the cord. Although Teddy is best known for his works in pastels, in recent years Teddy has begun making beautiful jewelry. He creates finely crafted sterling silver jewelry inset with precious gems and high-quality turquoise from world renowned domestic mines such as Carico Lake, Castle Dome, Cerrillos, Bisbee and Morenci. His jewelry, like his paintings, is highly sought after by collectors and jewelry lovers alike. Teddy Draper, Jr. is the son of a former United States Marine Corps Navajo Code-talker who had served in the South Pacific during World War II. He is a member of the Navajo Nation and calls Canyon De Chelly (Tséyiʼ, meaning “canyon or “inside the rock) and Canyon Del Muerto “home. In recent years Draper has begun conducting artists workshops and seminars teaching others his unique techniques in jewelry making and painting.
$1,275.00
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c1960's Huge Vintage Navajo sterling silver, turquoise, coral bolo tie
c1960‘s Huge Vintage Navajo sterling silver, turquoise, coral bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 41" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$695.00
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Robert Becenti Jr Vintage Navajo sterling silver Kachina overlay bolo tie
Robert Becenti Jr Vintage Navajo sterling silver Kachina overlay bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 38" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$395.00
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Vintage Bisbee Bob Arizona Sterling silver, turquoise, shard kokopelli bolo tie
Vintage Bisbee Bob Arizona Sterling silver, turquoise, shard kokopelli bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 39" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. A little bit about "Bisbee Bob" Bisbee Bob the jeweler was Robert Bradberry His original shop was located in the Bisbee Grand Hotel. Later on he was located at two different addresses. He was convicted on drug chargers and served time. Later on he was arrested by the FBI who claimed he had illegally obtained Turquoise from the Lavender Pit mine. Turquois was seized from his shop. Charges were dropped but turquois was not returned. And that was the end of his days in Bisbee
$325.00
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c1980 AK Navajo Large sterling silver, turquoise/coral bolo tie
c1980 AK Navajo Large sterling silver, turquoise/coral bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 36" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$325.00
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Lee Epperson Cherokee Sterling silver, turquoise/coral overlay bolo tie
Lee Epperson Cherokee Sterling silver, turquoise/coral overlay bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 45" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$695.00
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Robert Becenti Jr Vintage Navajo sterling silver Kachina figure overlay bolo tie
Vintage Bisbee Bob Arizona Sterling silver, turquoise, shard kokopelli bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 38" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$395.00
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1970's Modernist Taos Pueblo sterling silver bolo tie with nice turquoise
1970‘s Modernist Taos Pueblo sterling silver bolo tie with nice turquoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 42" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Illegible hallmark.
$395.00
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c1980 EJ Southwestern sterling silver channel inlay eagle bolo tie overlay style
c1980 EJ Southwestern sterling silver channel inlay eagle bolo tie overlay style. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 38" long with no issues. No detectable markings. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$395.00
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c1960 c-31 Zuni Ghan dancer kachina inlaid MOP sterling silver bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Zuni Ghan dancer kachina inlaid MOP sterling silver bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 38" long with no issues. No detectable markings. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$535.00
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Large Vintage Navajo sterling silver petrified wood picture agate bolo tie
Large Vintage Navajo sterling silver petrified wood picture agate bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 44" long with no issues. Illegible hallmark shown, unresearched.. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$395.00
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c1960 c-31 Juan Calavaza Zuni sterling silver/turquoise Rattlesnake bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Juan Calavaza Zuni sterling silver/turquoise Rattlesnake bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 39" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Juan was a master silversmith, starting his career in the 1930‘s, until his passing in 1970. His career was short lived, making his pieces highly desired. His wife Effie began working with him in 1956 and continues today, making many, many jewelry pieces.
$795.00
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Vintage Native American sterling silver feather bolo tie w/turquoise bullet tips
Vintage Native American sterling silver feather bolo tie w/turquoise bullet tips. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 40" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Illegible or unrecognized hallmark.
$450.00
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c1960 c-31 Southwest Modernist sterling silver coral cluster turquoise bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Southwest Modernist sterling silver coral cluster turquoise bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 39" long with no issues. No detectable markings, likely Native American made. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$395.00
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c1960 c-31 Navajo Sterling silver chip inlay turquoise coral torch bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Navajo Sterling silver chip inlay turquoise coral torch bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 38" long with no issues. Illegible hallmark shown, unresearched.. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$395.00
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c1960 c-31 Bisbee turquoise/Mediterranean coral sterling silver Navajo bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Bisbee turquoise/Mediterranean coral sterling silver Navajo bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 44" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$495.00
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Leslie & Gladys Lamy Zuni Sterling silver cobblestone inlay bolo tie turquoise
Leslie & Gladys Lamy Zuni Sterling silver cobblestone inlay bolo tie turquoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 39" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course.
$315.00
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c1980 GR Arizona Shaped Sterling silver petrified wood agate southwest bolo tie
c1980 GR Arizona Shaped Sterling silver petrified wood agate southwest bolo tie. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 37" long with no issues. Tray is tared out, so weight shown is just the bolo of course. Illegible or unrecognized hallmark.
$325.00
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c1970 Large Navajo sterling silver Patriotic Eagle bolo tie with turquoise
c1970 Large Navajo sterling silver Patriotic Eagle bolo tie with turquoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 37" long with no issues.
$495.00
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c1950 Navajo sterling silver bolo tie with nice large turquoise nugget
c1950 Navajo sterling silver bolo tie with nice large turquoise nugget. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 39" long with no issues.
$365.00
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c1970 Large RS Sterling silver turquoise nugget cluster coral bolo tie
c1970 Large RS Sterling silver turquoise nugget cluster coral bolo tie. Solid sterling silver (tested), slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 36" long.
$345.00
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c1960 c-31 Navajo sterling silver waterweb turquoise overlay bolo tie geometric
c1960 c-31 Navajo sterling silver waterweb turquoise overlay bolo tie geometric. Solid sterling silver (tested), slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 39" long.
$345.00
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Phil Pvo Kiowa 14k gold/sterling silver bolo tie with elk
Phil Pvo Kiowa 14k gold/sterling silver bolo tie with elk. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide and tips with solid 14k gold accents. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 44" long with no issues other than some fraying to the cord at the end. The rest of the cord is good so it could be shorened.
$395.00
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1970's Edison Cummings Navajo sterling silver shadowbox bolo tie with turquoise
1970‘s Edison Cummings Navajo sterling silver shadowbox bolo tie with turquoise. Marked and tested solid sterling silver Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 42" long. This is a very nice bolo, I should have cleaned it up just a tad but it was accidentally photographed before I could and time is everything for us.
$450.00
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c1980's Huge Vintage Navajo Sterling silver Bruneau Jasper slab bolo tie
c1980‘s Huge Vintage Navajo Sterling silver Bruneau Jasper slab bolo tie. Solid sterling silver (tested), slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 44" long.
$465.00
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c1960 c-31 Navajo cast ketoh design sterling silver bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Navajo cast ketoh design sterling silver bolo tie. Solid sterling silver (tested), slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 37" long.
$385.00
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c1960 c-31 Navajo sterling silver large turquoise bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Navajo sterling silver large turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver (tested), slide. This was photographed before I got a chance to look at it. Tips and the cord are a bad replacements, tips are not sterling, cord is frayed. I can replace this cord with a cord and silver tips upon request when shipping. But you must request or I won‘t remember. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 37" long.
$650.00
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c1960-c-31 Zuni Knifewing bolo tie sterling silver turquoise/coral/shell inlay
c1960-c-31 Zuni Knifewing bolo tie sterling silver turquoise/coral/shell inlay. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, tips are later replacements and not sterling. All stones secure, fractures to turquoise on both feet 35" long. This is a very nice bolo, I should have cleaned it up just a tad but it was accidentally photographed before I could and time is everything for us.
$375.00
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c1940's Navajo sterling silver bolo tie with nice Nevada turquoise
c1940‘s Navajo sterling silver bolo tie with nice Nevada turquoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver slide. Cord and tips are later replacements, tips not sterling. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 34" long with no issues.
$345.00
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c1960 c-31 Vintage sterling silver Zuni Kachina dancer bolo tie shell/turquoise
c1960 c-31 Vintage sterling silver Zuni Kachina dancer bolo tie shell/turquoise. Solid sterling silver slide (tested), slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 39" long.
$795.00
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1970's Fred and Lolita Natachu Zuni sterling silver inlaid sunface bolo tie
1970‘s Fred and Lolita Natachu Zuni sterling silver inlaid sunface bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide (tested), slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 39" long. Signed by the Artists. Lolita is the daughter of Zuni silversmith Jacob Haloo. Her sisters, Dolly Banteah, Nancy Lacnsello, and Rolanda Haloo are also recognized Zuni inlay silversmiths.
$325.00
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60's-70's LeRoy Benally Navajo Modernist Sterling silver turquoise bolo tie
60‘s-70‘s LeRoy Benally Navajo Modernist Sterling silver turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide (tested), slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 40" long. Signed by the Artist. Super high grade turquoise, great design, very nice handmade tips. This artist is represented in the Smithsonian‘s National Museum of the American Indian.
$475.00
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Leslie & Gladys Lamy Zuni sterling silver cobblestone inlay bolo tie
Leslie & Gladys Lamy Zuni sterling silver cobblestone inlay bolo tie. Solid sterling silver (tested). Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues.
$325.00
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c1960 c-31 Zuni Dan Simplicio sterling silver 3 stone turquoise bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Zuni sterling silver 3 stone turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and tips (tested). Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 40" long. Unmarked, attributed to Dan Simplicio.
$395.00
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Large Vintage Puebloan sterling silver wire bolo tie with turquoise cabochon
Large Vintage Puebloan sterling silver wire bolo tie with turquoise cabochon. Solid sterling silver slide and tips (tested). Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 39" long. No detectable markings.
$325.00
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c1970 Navajo Large Broken Arrow Variscite bolo tie sterling silver Marg V
c1970 Navajo Large Broken Arrow Variscite bolo tie sterling silver Marg V. Solid sterling silver slide and tips (tested). Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo with no issues. 38" long. Stamped Marg V on the back, Navajo active in the 70‘s.
$345.00
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c1960 c-31 Huge Edward A Beyuka Zuni Eagle Dancer bolo tie sterling silver
c1960 c-31 Huge Edward A Beyuka Zuni Eagle Dancer bolo tie sterling silver. Solid sterling silver (tested). Weight and measurements in pictures. 41" long, Big and substantial with no damage to inlay or other damage. Zuni Pueblo artist Eddie Beyuka (1920-2002) is renowned for his channel inlay bolas and standing figures of Katsinas and dancers. He used various materials like turquoise, mother of pearl, jet, and coral in his creations. He also designed stands for displaying the bolas as sculptures. Beyuka‘s work was featured in the 2002 "Jewels of the Southwest" exhibit at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe. His pieces are held in the Peabody Museum at Harvard University and several private collections. A World War II survivor, he endured the Bataan Death March and began making jewelry in 1956, focusing on mosaic and channel inlay.
$1,995.00
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Kirk Smith Navajo Sterlng silver and turquoise bolo tie with fancy tips
Kirk Smith Navajo Sterlng silver and turquoise bolo tie with fancy tips. Solid sterling silver (tested) with no issues. Weight and measurements in pictures. Overall good condition, tested sterling, marked as shown. 47" long. Native American jewelry artisan Kirk Smith, or Kiyaa Alani Shush Dine (his Dine tribe name, meaning “towering house bear people clan), created a long-lasting legacy in a tragically short life. His work is highly regarded for its quality craftsmanship and his use of stones of only the highest quality and richest coloring. Kirks pieces, primarily his concho belts for which he was best known, have long been coveted and collectible, with their value only increasing as a result of his unexpected, early death. His story is an interesting one. HIS LIFE: Kirk Smith first began working with silver at around age 7 in his grandfathers hidden workshop, that according to Smiths interview with Perry Null Trading, “you would not see it unless you knew it was there. His grandfather also made jewelry and Kirk used to aid him by first learning to run the bellow to heat the charcoal that would allow his grandfather to work with the silver at high temperatures, and then eventually began to work with beads and bracelets and necklaces himself. He later used these primitive skills to craft jewelry for his uncle, who would exchange clothes and shoes for his pieces. In 1972, Kirk struck out on his own, primarily working in silver cast work, until the price of silver went up in 1974 and he went to work doing different things like working in the mine or a refinery in Galveston. He returned to jewelry making in the early 1980s when his mother got sick and he desired to be nearer to her. Thats when his craft took a turn. HIS MENTORS: Of course, his grandfather was his earliest influence, and perhaps the most profound on Kirk as a person, but when it comes to his craftsmanship, the game-changer for him was his brother-in-law. Kirks sister was married to an artisan named Harry Morgan, a well-known name in the world of Native American jewelry. Harry was known for his intricate stamp work and the way he would style his silver to give it an antique look, believing that overly polished silver hid the detailing and the beauty of a piece. It was Harry who really taught Kirk about design and style in terms of his craft. HIS CRAFT: Kirk is probably best known for his concho belts, like the one we found in Audreys closet, that we thought was too beautiful not to share with yall after being tucked away for too long. He was known for his unrelenting insistence on working his silver by hand, resulting in beautiful pieces of heavy silver and high-grade stones. In addition to concho belts, Kirk crafted gorgeous statement cuff bracelets with turquoise and red coral and some of the most striking blue lapis youve ever seen, as well as some rings, pendants, earrings, and even a few squash blossoms. As we mentioned, his work is highly collectible, not only because of its stunning beauty, but because sadly, there wont be any more made; Kirk was tragically killed in 2012. HIS DEATH: On September 17, 2012, Kirk was in an altercation in a parking lot with a young man whose truck had struck Kirks vehicle as the man was attempting to back into a parking spot. When the driver, who was intoxicated, tried to flee the scene, Kirk jumped onto the hood of the mans truck. When he was eventually unable to maintain his grip, Kirk was flung from the moving vehicle and suffered injuries which resulted in his death in an Albuquerque hospital a little while later. The driver did succeed in fleeing the scene, but eventually collided with another truck and a barrier on Interstate 25 and was apprehended after a violent struggle with police; he was found to have had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.16, twice the legal limit. Incredibly, the driver, who was 16 at the time, was only sentenced to 90 days in a treatment center and two years probation. As you might imagine, Kirks surviving family does not feel that justice was done in the wake of his death, but they are carrying on his legacy in a positive way despite the circumstances.
$765.00
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Vidal Aragon Santo Domingo Sterling silver bolo tie with high grade turquoise
Vidal Aragon Santo Domingo Sterling silver bolo tie with high grade turquoise. Solid sterling silver (tested). Weight and measurements in pictures. 40" long, Stone secure in bezel with tight fracture about 1/3 from the top going across.
$495.00
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c1960 c-31 High Grade Bisbee turquoise Navajo sterling silver shadowbox bolo tie
c1960 c-31 High Grade Bisbee turquoise Navajo sterling silver shadowbox bolo tie. Solid sterling silver (tested) with no issues. Weight and measurements in pictures. Overall good condition, tested sterling, unmarked.
$850.00
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c1950 Zuni Stone/shell inlaid sterling silver sunface bolo tie turquoise
c1950 Zuni Stone/shell inlaid sterling silver sunface bolo tie turquoise. Solid sterling silver with no issues. Weight and measurements in pictures. Overall good condition, tested sterling, No detectable markings.
$325.00
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c1950 Zuni Stone inlaid sterling silver Knifewing bolo tie turquoise/coral
c1950 Zuni Stone inlaid sterling silver Knifewing bolo tie turquoise/coral. Solid sterling silver with no issues. Weight and measurements in pictures. Overall good condition, tested sterling, No detectable markings. Really nice, long handmade tips.
$375.00
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c1970 Large Vintage Hand Stamped sterling silver inlaid shell Bird bolo tie
c1970 Large Vintage Hand Stamped sterling silver inlaid shell Bird bolo tie. Solid sterling silver (tested) with no issues. Weight and measurements in pictures. Overall good condition, tested sterling, No detectable markings.
$345.00
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c1950 Navajo cast sterling silver bolo tie with turquoise
c1950 Navajo cast sterling silver bolo tie with turquoise. Solid sterling bolo slide and tips, no issues. Weight and measurements in pictures. 34" long. Overall good condition, unmarked.
$385.00
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Huge c1960 c-31 Zuni sunface sterling silver Morenci Turquoise, coral bolo tie
Huge c1960 c-31 Zuni sunface sterling silver Morenci Turquoise, coral bolo tie. Solid sterling bolo slide and tips. No damage or issues. Weight and measurements in pictures. 39" long. They don‘t get any better than this, this thing is huge with top grade materials. No detectable markings.
$995.00
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80's-90's Large Charlie John Navajo sterling silver Kingman turquoise bolo tie
80‘s-90‘s Large Charlie John Navajo sterling silver Kingman turquoise bolo tie. Weight and measurements in pictures, no issues. Circa last quarter of the 20th century. All of the metal on this bolo is solid sterling silver. 44" total length. Charlie John is a Navajo overlay artist, born in Winslow, Arizona in 1954. He was raised and went to boarding school at his familys home in Dilkon, AZ. His fathers uncle was William Singer who Charlie credits with teaching him silversmithing. He started doing his apprenticeship at age 14. In 1972 William Singer started a shop near Charlies boarding school. Charlie both worked on jewelry and started selling it. Charlie says, in those days they would make a suitcase of jewelry and the buyers would purchase the suitcase and all of the jewelry at one time. With decades of experience, Charlie John is a very talented silversmith who excels in making beautiful, traditional Navajo jewelry.
$1,250.00
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Vintage Roger John Navajo sterling silver cross bolo tie
Vintage Roger John Navajo sterling silver cross bolo tie. Weight and measurements in pics. 40" long. No damage or significant wear, solid sterling silver slide and tips with the artists hallmark.
$345.00
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c1940's Navajo sterling silver Lone Mountain turquoise bolo tie
c1940‘s Navajo sterling silver Lone Mountain turquoise bolo tie. Weight and measurements in pics. 38" long. No damage or significant wear, solid sterling silver slide and tips with no apparent markings.
$345.00
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c1970 Large Tom Cowboy Zuni sterling cardinal redbird inlay bolo tie
c1970 Large Tom Cowboy Zuni sterling cardinal redbird inlay bolo tie. Weight and measurements in pics. 38" long. No damage or significant wear, solid sterling silver slide and tips with artists signature.
$545.00
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c1970 Thomas Nez Navajo sterling silver shadowbox bolo tie w/ Turquoise
c1970 Thomas Nez Navajo sterling silver shadowbox bolo tie w/ Turquoise. Weight and measurements in pics. 41" long. No damage or significant wear, solid sterling silver slide and tips artists hallmark.
$395.00
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c1970 Heavy vintage sterling silver, turquoise, and coral bolo tie
c1970 Heavy vintage sterling silver, turquoise, and coral bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 38" long. Expected wear with no apparent damage. Weight shown is just the entire bolo, if there is a tray pictured it will be tared out of course. Unmarked or illegibly marked. Very heavy for it‘s size solid sterling silver, tested.
$495.00
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c1960 c-31 Navajo sterling silver, turquoise, and coral bolo tie lg
c1960 c-31 Navajo sterling silver, turquoise, and coral bolo tie lg. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 39" long. Expected wear with no apparent damage. Weight shown is just the entire bolo, if there is a tray pictured it will be tared out of course. Unmarked
$325.00
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c1980's Barbara Dewa Zuni carved sunface bolo tie sterling silver
c1980‘s Barbara Dewa Zuni carved sunface bolo tie sterling silver. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 38" long. Expected wear with no apparent damage. Weight shown is just the entire bolo, if there is a tray pictured it will be tared out of course. Nice bolo from the last quarter of the 20th century.
$345.00
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70's-80's P Lonjose Zuni Large sterling silver sunface bolo tie w/danglies
70‘s-80‘s P Lonjose Zuni Large sterling silver sunface bolo tie w/danglies Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 40" long. Expected wear with no apparent damage. Weight shown is just the entire bolo, if there is a tray pictured it will be tared out of course. Nice bolo from the last quarter of the 20th century.
$395.00
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Mary Marie Yazzie Lincoln Navajo Sterling silver Pilot Mtn turquoise bolo tie
Mary Marie Yazzie Lincoln Navajo Sterling silver Pilot Mountain turquoise bolo tie . Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 44" long. Expected wear with no apparent damage. Weight shown is just the entire bolo, if there is a tray pictured it will be tared out of course. Marked Mary Marie behind the cord, not currently shown in pictures but it‘s there. Mary Marie Lincoln is an accomplished Navajo jeweler. For over 35 years she has been known for her simple, yet elegant designs that are timeless. She often combines various colored stones such as coral and turquoise, in her popular “cluster work pieces. She works closely with her brothers, Lee and Raymond Yazzie, who are both well-known award winning jewelers. Mary Marie lives with her family near Gallup, NM. She is featured in Navajo Indian Jewelry by Jerry and Lois Jacka and North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment by Lois Dubin.
$1,250.00
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c1970 Large Zuni Bobby and Corraine Shack sterling silver thunderbird bolo tie
c1970 Large Zuni Bobby and Corraine Shack sterling silver thunderbird bolo tie . Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 38" long. Expected wear with no apparent damage. Weight shown is just the entire bolo, if there is a tray pictured it will be tared out of course. Hand crafted by Bobby and Corraine Shack. They have been making jewelry together for many years and are best known for their mosaic inlay Thunderbirds and hummingbirds that are now coveted by collectors. Their work is published in Zuni: The Art and The People, Vol. 2, by Barbara and Ed Bell, 1975.
$395.00
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c1960 c-31 Dixon Shebola (Zuni, 1937-1976) sterling inlaid Phoenix bird bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Dixon Shebola (Zuni, 1937-1976) sterling inlaid Phoenix bird bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 39" long. Expected wear with no apparent damage, and no apparent markings. Weight shown is just the entire bolo, if there is a tray pictured it will be tared out of course.
$850.00
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c1970 Zuni Sterling silver Multi-stone channel inlay Rainbow Man bolo tie
c1970 Zuni Sterling silver Multi-stone channel inlay Rainbow Man bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and danglies, the ribbed tip parts were likely replaced at one point and are not sterling. The do sell new sterling tips with loops for dangles if this bothers you. Weight and measurements in pics. 41" long. Expected wear with no apparent damage, and no apparent markings. Weight shown is just the entire bolo, if there is a tray pictured it will be tared out of course.
$395.00
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Large c1950 Zuni Eagle Dancer sterling silver channel inlay multi-stone bolo tie
Large c1950 Zuni Eagle Dancer sterling silver channel inlay multi-stone bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 44" long. Expected wear with no apparent damage, and no apparent markings.
$995.00
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c1960 c-31 Zuni Rainbow Man Inlay intricately stamped sterling silver bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Zuni Rainbow Man Inlay intricately stamped sterling silver bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 36" long. Expected wear with no apparent damage, and no apparent markings. Weight shown is just the entire bolo, if there is a tray pictured it will be tared out of course.
$795.00
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Large Jimmy Yazzie Navajo sterling coral, faux claw needlepoint bolo tie
Large Jimmy Yazzie Navajo sterling coral, faux claw needlepoint bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 40" long.
$750.00
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Harry Morgan Navajo sterling silver deep stamped bolo tie w/ turquoise
Harry Morgan Navajo sterling silver deep stamped bolo tie w/ turquoise. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 37" long, extremely high quality slide and tips. Numerous award winner Navajo artist Harry Morgan (1947-2008) was a 5th generation Navajo silversmith who‘ll always be remembered for his traditional "Vintage Revival-Old Pawn" style jewelry that had these gleaming sterling vintage looking darkened finishings that were made in a classic old style Navajo design..The beauty he gave the sterling was so warm that it brought out the metal‘s maximum luster..Harry once said "That‘s the way old style jewelry should look," he said.. "When silver is all shined up it hides all of the intricate detail in the stamp work and the bezels. This older style is what I grew up with and what I love." Although it was his mother who inspired him to create this style of jewelry that had that old Navajo look,it was Harry however who was the 1st to bring this style to the forefront of the industry..Paving the way for others like his brother-in-law Kirk Smith who then followed in Harry‘s footsteps & with Kirk‘s connection with other artists,they then followed in Kirk‘s footsteps. Now this is the dominant style amongst most Navajo artists & you see this old pawn style darkened finishing everywhere..Kirks name will always be associated with Harry‘s & vise versa. if you‘ve ever wondered why most Navajo pieces have that old style look & finishing where many of you can‘t tell if the piece is new or old anymore,it was this man who we can give the credit to for bringing a style of jewelry that we now see everywhere. He lived to see his jewelry being exhibited at the Heard Museum a year before his death.
$875.00
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c1960 c-31 Modernist silver bolo tie with turquoise
c1960 c-31 Modernist silver bolo tie with turquoise. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 43" long. Definitely has a Frank Patania feel to it and would be of the right period.
$450.00
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c1970 Sterling buffalo nickle Native American turquoise bolo tie
c1970 Sterling buffalo nickle Native American turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and tips, the nickels are not sterling but the rest is. Weight and measurements in pics. 40" long. Illegible writing on back.
$395.00
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c1950 picto mark Native American silver Horseshoe turquoise/coral bolo tie
c1950 picto mark Native American silver Horseshoe turquoise/coral bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 40" long. Unidentified Picto-hallmark shown, illegible to me.
$495.00
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c1980 Zuni Sterling multi-stone inlay Mickey Mouse bolo tie
c1980 Zuni Sterling multi-stone inlay Mickey Mouse bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 38" long.. Unmarked, late 70‘s-early 80‘s. anderas
$425.00
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c1980 Benny Apachito Navajo silver red webbed Kingman turquoise bolo tie
c1980 Benny Apachito Navajo silver red webbed Kingman turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 38" long
$450.00
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c1960's Bernard Dawahoya Hopi Overlay bolo tie Deer sterling silver
c1960‘s Bernard Dawahoya Hopi Overlay bolo tie Deer sterling silver. Solid sterling silver slide and tips. Weight and measurements in pics. 38" long Hopi artist Bernard Dawahoya was considered by all to be a master silversmith. His bold and clean designs along with the precise matting or texture he worked into the negative areas of this pieces, made his work easily recognizable. His Hopi name was Masaqueva (Wings of the sun). He was born in the second Mesa village of Shungopavi. Not only a master jeweler, but a respected storyteller and a man of great talents. He passed away in 2010. His work is displayed in Museums across the country and in many publications.
$1,250.00
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Nelson Morgan Navajo sterling and turquoise kachina bolo tie
Nelson Morgan Navajo sterling and turquoise kachina bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 39" total length. Sterling slide and tips.
$495.00
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Ramone Platero - Carl Luthey sterling carved mother of pearl turquoise bolo tie
Ramone Platero - Carl Luthey sterling carved mother of pearl turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 42" total length. Sterling slide and tips. High quality vintage cord. The Mother of pear is rainbowy when subjected to light as it should be, it‘s just difficult to photograph and time is limited. Carl W Luthey in the 1960s the 70s had excellent Navajo Silversmiths working for him making the jewelry that he designed. Much of his jewelry has the leaf and flower design that was so popular then. Some of the artists that worked with him were did very distinctive and recognizable work. Some of those artists were Luke Billy Yazzie and Louise and Ramone Platero. The Carl Luthey Studio sign is a stick figure representing the designer instead of the maker. Sometimes, there will also be the artists sign as well. The head is a C, the arms are a W and the legs have an L in them. Carl passed away January 31, 1975 in Albuquerque, NM. Ramone Platero, Diné (Navajo) is presumably the first Navajo smith to use the leaf in silver jewelry. He has been an active silversmith since the early 1970s. Ramon is the son of Pablo Platero; brother of Dan Platero; husband of Lousie Platero; father of 10 daughters, 3 sons. Ramon‘s father was the famous Pablo Platero, one of the finest Navajo (Diné) silversmiths. Pablo taught his son, Ramone, who handmade his original tools.
$695.00
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1986 Huge 130ct Bisbee Turquoise sterling silver bolo tie
1986 Huge 130ct Bisbee Turquoise sterling silver bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 39" total length. Sterling slide and tips. 100-150ct Vintage Large Bisbee Turquoise bolo tie. 77.5 grams total weight, if 1/3 of that is stone weight which is likely, that would be approximately 130 carat stone which is rather rare. Similar quality Bisbee sells for about $30/ct. One really cool thing about this bolo is it has the original owner‘s Name and 1986 Date inscribed on the back and Tombstone, AZ. Tombstone is 23 miles from Bisbee, AZ.
$2,650.00
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Vintage Hopi Hopicrafts Bolo tie Sterling silver
Vintage Hopi Hopicrafts Bolo tie Sterling silver. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 40" total length. Sterling slide and tips. Very High quality with nice and heavy handmade tips. I could find no hallmark other than the Hopicrafts Hallmark.
$395.00
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c1970 Vidal Aragon Kewa heavy sterling bolo tie with fancy overlay tips
c1970 Vidal Aragon Kewa heavy sterling bolo tie with fancy overlay tips. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 41" total length. Sterling slide and tips. From Santo Domingo Pueblo, Vidal Aragon (1923-2015) translated pueblo life into intricate storyteller jewelry. He became internationally renown for his inventive silver and gold overlay designs. His representations of the elements of nature, animals and pueblo life are symbolic of the Indian way. One symbol refers to “everlasting happiness. Other common motifs are animals and the tracks they make and the blessing and nourishment of corn. An expert craftsman, Aragon drew each story strip with his saw blade and soldered it to a textured oxidized underlayer to illuminate the images. He often incorporated a trademark gold disk to represent the sun or moon. Vidal Aragon learned the overlay technique in the 1930s when he was a student at the Santa Fe Indian School. Before inventing the storyteller jewelry, he experimented with tufa casting and other metalworking techniques. He briefly lived in Scottsdale where he honed his skills as a shop smith. He has fond memories of the time he spent learning ballet as a young man in Phoenix. By the early 1940s, Vidal was already being recognized alongside such prominent smiths as Ambrose Roanhorse and Tom Burnsides for his innovative yet classical designs. Aragon found his true calling though when he began to translate his rich sense of the pueblo way of life into wearable stories, often full of his unique humor.
$695.00
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c1960 c-31 Zuni inlay sterling knifewing figural bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Zuni inlay sterling knifewing figural bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 37" total length. Sterling slide and tips. Apparently unmarked.
$425.00
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1930's Navajo Concho- c1960 c-31 Sterling/turquoise hand stamped silver bolo tie
c1930‘s Concho - c1960 c-31 Sterling/turquoise hand stamped silver bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 40" total length. Sterling slide and tips. Extremely awesome heavy handmade tips, old concho from the second quarter of the 20th century turned into bolo right around 1960.
$395.00
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Large c1960 c-31 Zuni silver inlay turquoise snake eye border bolo tie
Large c1960 c-31 Zuni silver inlay turquoise snake eye border bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 38" total length. No detectable markings. 2.75" x 2.25" slide. Sterling slide and tips.
$495.00
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c1950 Navajo silver Lone Mountain turquoise bolo tie
Heavy Vintage sterling brutalist bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 35" total length. No detectable markings. Cord is very old but intact and should stay that way with careful use.
$550.00
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c1960 c-31 Eldon James Hopi arrowhead form bear head bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Eldon James Hopi arrowhead form bear head bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 42" total length. No detectable markings. Cord is very old but intact and should stay that way with careful use.
$475.00
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c1970 Frank Patania jr "Caballeros del Sol" Sterling/turquoise bolo tie
c1970 Frank Patania jr "Caballeros del Sol" Sterling/turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 38" total length. In 1927 Italian immigrant Frank Patania Sr. opened the Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe which sold Native American handmade arts and crafts. Patania, a trained goldsmith and fine jewelry designer, had become enamored with Native American jewelry. He quickly turned his talents to designing and fabricating sterling silver and turquoise jewelry inspired by Native designs, developing a new type of Southwest jewelry, termed “Thunderbird style which combined Mediterranean elegance with traditional Native American materials. He became known for his exquisite craftsmanship and unique jewelry designs which displayed great attention to detail. As his business grew, Patania required assistance in the workshop and in 1932 hired Charles Begay, a skilled Navajo silversmith. He became the first of many Native Americans to work for the Patanias as silversmiths in the Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe, and later also in Tucson. Some of these artists remained employed until retirement, while others, after becoming versed in the Thunderbird style, departed to work on their own, carrying with them the influence and inspiration of Patania family designs. Those who carried the Thunderbird style into their own successful careers were Lewis Lomay, Julian Lovato, Jimmie Herald and Harry Sakyesva, whose talents and body of work still resonate long after their passing. The history of the Cabaleros Del Sol- As retold by charter members Schuy Lininger and Stub Ashcraft In the mid 1920s, two doctors named Huett and Kline who specialized in the care of tubercular (TB) patients saw the need to begin touting the great dry heat of Tucson as the perfect place to be for people with lung problems. This need along with the desire of Tucson business people to get more people to visit and move to The Old Pueblo eventually evolved into an organization called the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club. Many years later, the visitors & Convention Bureau was added to the professional heading. For the next 37 years (1926- 1963), the Sunshine Climate Club grew as the premier organization to bring and develop new business to Tucson. The organization was funded in part by both the city of Tucson and Pima County. Some of the greatest early “City Fathers of Tucson served this group. As the Chamber of Commerce grew both the City and County decided to quit funding the Sunshine Climate Club as they felt there were some overlapping between the two organizations. So in 1963, two key people- Frank Drachman and Roy Miller convinced the entire Board of Directors of the Sunshine Climate Club to dissolve their Club and become a standing committee in the Tucson Chamber of Commerce. The group would be call the Caballeros Del Sol and Roy Miller (who ran the J.C. Penney store downtown) would become the first El Jefe. They put sunshine in cans, models in cactus “bathing suits and Tucson in the underwood of every travel writer in the country. “Nobody did the things we did to promote tourism says C.L. “Stubs Ashcraft, general manger back in the ‘50s of the old Tucson Sunshine Climate Club. Who else would: Scoop out the tops of two saguaro cactus arms, fashion them into a “bra, and have the end result modeled by a local high school girl? : Welcome the Cleveland Indians to town with smoke signals from atop “A Mountain? : Get the superintendent of Saguaro National Monument to draw beer from a cactus? How you gonna get “em out to the desert? With sunshine, sex and rootin tootin atmosphere. For 40 years, that was the winning formula used by the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club to bring visitors to town- until a merger put an end to all the good times. It began with a rivalry. “By 1920, Phoenixs population was the larger than Tucsons, says Roy P. Drachman, general manager of the Sunshine Climate Club, 1939- 1945. Naturally says Drachman, this “annoyed a few Tucson businessman. So car dealers Monte Mansfield and L.C. “Jessie James decided to form an organization to promote tourism. In 1922, the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club held its first meeting. Far from feeling usurped, the Chamber of Commerce welcomed the move, says Drachman. “There was a lot of overlap. Many of the same members served on both boards. Money came from local businesses, which bought up memberships, and from the city and county, which helped pay for advertising in publications across the country. Back then, Tucson was still considered a health mecca. “I think we spent more money in the American Medical Association Journal than any other publication, says Drachman. When he took over as manager in 1939, Drachman hired two photographers, Chuck Abbot and Robert Burns, who took pictures of prominent folk visiting the desert and then sent the photos to various news organizations, where they received wide play. “We had a clipping service, says Drachman. “We kept big sheets of brown paper covered with clippings we got back from photos we had sent out. The club also co- sponsored a modeling club, using high school girls, mainly from Tucson High, to sell the Old Pueblo. “Wed put them in a pair of boots, shorts, shirt and a hat and send them out in the desert with Ray Manley, says Ashcraft. “Wed put them up against a cactus or in a field of poppies, anything for publicity. The Clubs finest hour for cheesecake however, probably came during Drachmans reign. “We hollowed the tops out of a saguaro cactus and made a bra, says Drachman.“Then we took prickly pear cactus pads and cut all the thorns off and hung them on wire for a skirt. Then we put a model from Tucson High in that outfit and took her picture. Life magazine printed it, full page. By the time Ashcraft came on board as the general manager in 1952, the publicity machine was in high gear. “I used to lie awake at nights thinking of things to do. Such as passing out cans of “sunshine. Or posing a model in a $ 3,500.00 pair of mink “jeans. Or having the Cleveland Indians pull a stagecoach with their manager on board, cracking the whip. Naturally all of this was photographed for play in the Eastern papers. Ashcrafts golden moment may have come in 1955, when a group of travel writers arrived in town on a junket sponsored by American Airlines. “First thing we did was take them downtown and get them outfitted with jeans, shirts, boots and a hat, says Ashcraft. Then they took them to the Forty Niners Ranch for a party.“The next morning, most of these folks had hangovers like you couldnt believe, says Ashcraft. “Then we got them up on horses for a ride to Saguaro National Monument. By the time we got them there, their tongues were hanging out by a mile. What the writers didnt know was that a chuck wagon filled with draft beer had been set up at the monument. Standing next to the chuck wagon was a mannequin in a squaw dress, and next to the mannequin was a saguaro cactus, with a thin tube running through it. The tube was a conduit, allowing beer to flow from a keg in the chuck wagon to a spigot on the outside of the cactus. “After we got there, we had John Lewis, who was the superintendent of the monument, give this talk on the flora and the fauna of the desert, says Ashcraft. “It was the most boring thing you had ever heard. Then he bent over and the mannequins hand fell on the spigot and the beer started to flow. You should have seen the eyes of those travel writers. As with most of the clubs stunts, this one, says Ashcraft, followed the script “right down to a gnats eyebrow. Such was not the case, however, the day the club welcomed the Cleveland Indians to town with a smoke- signal greeting. Every year when the Cleveland Indians came to town for spring training, we tried to top what we had done the year before, says Ashcraft. “So I thought, ‘Ah, lets welcome ‘em with smoke signals. “I went down to Indian Village Trading Post. They had an Indian there who did sand painting, and I said, ‘Freddy I dont remember his last name- ‘Do you know how to make smoke signals? He said yes, ‘Sure, so we arranged it. Ashcraft also arranged for American Airlines, which was bringing the team to town, to fly directly over “A Mountain where the signals would be sent. The day arrived. “It was a nasty damn day, recalls Ashcraft. “The wind must have been blowing about 100 miles per hour. And of course we had invited the local press and photographers there. Ray Manley was there and for some reason he had brought along a couple of old tires. It never dawned on any of us the consequences of what we were about to do. “So we got the fire started and Ray threw the tires on it and the black smoke started pouring out. Then the sheriffs car came up the road, its lights blinking. They didnt want to come all the way up, and they were hollering at us to come down. We were scared to death. “Well, people were calling all over. “A Mountain used to be a volcano and people thought it was erupting again. “Anyway, the time came for the plane to come over. Freddy has the blanket. Here comes the plane. Freddy and his friend put the blanket down over the tire- and it burned a hole right in the middle of the damned blanket. “I said, ‘Freddy, what in the hell happened? He said, ‘I forgot. We were supposed to wet the blanket. In 1962, the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club merged with the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Board, in an effort to strengthen the chamber and do away with duplication of effort. “That killed the club, says Ashcraft. But not its past deeds. “When we started out, we were getting the tourists, says Ashcraft. “They liked it and came back as winter visitors. Then they decide to retire here. We had businessmen come here, decide to have a convention, then relocate their businesses here. Now, there isnt the Western atmosphere anymore. Asked if perhaps the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club did its job to well, Ashcraft sits and reflects by the pool of a midtown hotel, a hundred feet away from the rush of the traffic along Alvernon Way. Finally, the words come: “If I could do it all over again, I wouldnt do it. I loved the Old Pueblo.
$685.00
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c1960 c-31 Alice Leekya Homer Zuni sterling turquoise fishscale inlay bolo tie
c1960 c-31 Alice Leekya Homer Zuni sterling turquoise fishscale inlay bolo tie, unmarked - attributed. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 40" total length. No detectable markings. Cord is very old but intact and should stay that way with careful use.
$345.00
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Gary and Elsie Yoyokiei Hopi large sterling bolo tie in overlay style
Gary and Elsie Yoyokiei Hopi large sterling bolo tie in overlay style. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 38" total length. Yoyokie, Gary and Elsie Gary and Elsie Yoyokie live on Third Mesa, Arizona at Kykotsmovi on the Hopi reservation. During their distinguished careers as silversmiths, the Yoyokies have won many awards at major shows and exhibits, including the Santa Fe Indian Market, where their unique jewelry has won dozens of ribbons, including Best of Division awards. The Yoyokies were selected as Fellowship winners by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts in 1993 in recognition of their beautifully designed and crafted silverwork. They were also honored by the Museum of Northern Arizona, which presented the Yoyokies with the Charles Loloma Award of Excellence. They have won many ribbons, including Best of Division at the Heard Museum Indian Fair and Market, Best of Show at the Twin Cities Indian Market in Minneapolis, as well as awards from the Eight Northern Pueblos Indian Arts and Crafts Exhibit, the Sedona Hopi Show, the Lawrence, Kansas Museum of Anthropopogy Indian Arts Show, the American Indian Art Festival in Dallas and numerous other major shows.
$475.00
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c1950 Edward Beyuka Zuni Roadrunner carved bolo tie sterling
c1950 Edward Beyuka Zuni Roadrunner carved bolo tie sterling. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 37" total length. Unmarked to the best of my knowledge. I could not lift the cord up in the center without risking damaging it. Attributed as I‘ve seen similar carved later examples that were signed. This one is slightly different, but it‘s also earlier than any I have seen recorded.
$995.00
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vintage Frank Patania Thunderbird Shop "Caballeros del Sol" Sterling/turquoise bolo tie
vintage Frank Patania Thunderbird Shop "Caballeros del Sol" Sterling/turquoise bolo tie. Solid sterling silver, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Fully functional with overall attractive appearance. 38" total length. In 1927 Italian immigrant Frank Patania Sr. opened the Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe which sold Native American handmade arts and crafts. Patania, a trained goldsmith and fine jewelry designer, had become enamored with Native American jewelry. He quickly turned his talents to designing and fabricating sterling silver and turquoise jewelry inspired by Native designs, developing a new type of Southwest jewelry, termed “Thunderbird style which combined Mediterranean elegance with traditional Native American materials. He became known for his exquisite craftsmanship and unique jewelry designs which displayed great attention to detail. As his business grew, Patania required assistance in the workshop and in 1932 hired Charles Begay, a skilled Navajo silversmith. He became the first of many Native Americans to work for the Patanias as silversmiths in the Thunderbird Shop in Santa Fe, and later also in Tucson. Some of these artists remained employed until retirement, while others, after becoming versed in the Thunderbird style, departed to work on their own, carrying with them the influence and inspiration of Patania family designs. Those who carried the Thunderbird style into their own successful careers were Lewis Lomay, Julian Lovato, Jimmie Herald and Harry Sakyesva, whose talents and body of work still resonate long after their passing. The history of the Cabaleros Del Sol- As retold by charter members Schuy Lininger and Stub Ashcraft In the mid 1920s, two doctors named Huett and Kline who specialized in the care of tubercular (TB) patients saw the need to begin touting the great dry heat of Tucson as the perfect place to be for people with lung problems. This need along with the desire of Tucson business people to get more people to visit and move to The Old Pueblo eventually evolved into an organization called the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club. Many years later, the visitors & Convention Bureau was added to the professional heading. For the next 37 years (1926- 1963), the Sunshine Climate Club grew as the premier organization to bring and develop new business to Tucson. The organization was funded in part by both the city of Tucson and Pima County. Some of the greatest early “City Fathers of Tucson served this group. As the Chamber of Commerce grew both the City and County decided to quit funding the Sunshine Climate Club as they felt there were some overlapping between the two organizations. So in 1963, two key people- Frank Drachman and Roy Miller convinced the entire Board of Directors of the Sunshine Climate Club to dissolve their Club and become a standing committee in the Tucson Chamber of Commerce. The group would be call the Caballeros Del Sol and Roy Miller (who ran the J.C. Penney store downtown) would become the first El Jefe. They put sunshine in cans, models in cactus “bathing suits and Tucson in the underwood of every travel writer in the country. “Nobody did the things we did to promote tourism says C.L. “Stubs Ashcraft, general manger back in the ‘50s of the old Tucson Sunshine Climate Club. Who else would: : Scoop out the tops of two saguaro cactus arms, fashion them into a “bra, and have the end result modeled by a local high school girl? : Welcome the Cleveland Indians to town with smoke signals from atop “A Mountain? : Get the superintendent of Saguaro National Monument to draw beer from a cactus? How you gonna get “em out to the desert? With sunshine, sex and rootin tootin atmosphere. For 40 years, that was the winning formula used by the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club to bring visitors to town- until a merger put an end to all the good times. It began with a rivalry. “By 1920, Phoenixs population was the larger than Tucsons, says Roy P. Drachman, general manager of the Sunshine Climate Club, 1939- 1945. Naturally says Drachman, this “annoyed a few Tucson businessman. So car dealers Monte Mansfield and L.C. “Jessie James decided to form an organization to promote tourism. In 1922, the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club held its first meeting. Far from feeling usurped, the Chamber of Commerce welcomed the move, says Drachman. “There was a lot of overlap. Many of the same members served on both boards. Money came from local businesses, which bought up memberships, and from the city and county, which helped pay for advertising in publications across the country. Back then, Tucson was still considered a health mecca. “I think we spent more money in the American Medical Association Journal than any other publication, says Drachman. When he took over as manager in 1939, Drachman hired two photographers, Chuck Abbot and Robert Burns, who took pictures of prominent folk visiting the desert and then sent the photos to various news organizations, where they received wide play. “We had a clipping service, says Drachman. “We kept big sheets of brown paper covered with clippings we got back from photos we had sent out. The club also co- sponsored a modeling club, using high school girls, mainly from Tucson High, to sell the Old Pueblo. “Wed put them in a pair of boots, shorts, shirt and a hat and send them out in the desert with Ray Manley, says Ashcraft. “Wed put them up against a cactus or in a field of poppies, anything for publicity. The Clubs finest hour for cheesecake however, probably came during Drachmans reign. “We hollowed the tops out of a saguaro cactus and made a bra, says Drachman.“Then we took prickly pear cactus pads and cut all the thorns off and hung them on wire for a skirt. Then we put a model from Tucson High in that outfit and took her picture. Life magazine printed it, full page. By the time Ashcraft came on board as the general manager in 1952, the publicity machine was in high gear. “I used to lie awake at nights thinking of things to do. Such as passing out cans of “sunshine. Or posing a model in a $ 3,500.00 pair of mink “jeans. Or having the Cleveland Indians pull a stagecoach with their manager on board, cracking the whip. Naturally all of this was photographed for play in the Eastern papers. Ashcrafts golden moment may have come in 1955, when a group of travel writers arrived in town on a junket sponsored by American Airlines. “First thing we did was take them downtown and get them outfitted with jeans, shirts, boots and a hat, says Ashcraft. Then they took them to the Forty Niners Ranch for a party. “The next morning, most of these folks had hangovers like you couldnt believe, says Ashcraft. “Then we got them up on horses for a ride to Saguaro National Monument. By the time we got them there, their tongues were hanging out by a mile. What the writers didnt know was that a chuck wagon filled with draft beer had been set up at the monument. Standing next to the chuck wagon was a mannequin in a squaw dress, and next to the mannequin was a saguaro cactus, with a thin tube running through it. The tube was a conduit, allowing beer to flow from a keg in the chuck wagon to a spigot on the outside of the cactus. “After we got there, we had John Lewis, who was the superintendent of the monument, give this talk on the flora and the fauna of the desert, says Ashcraft. “It was the most boring thing you had ever heard. Then he bent over and the mannequins hand fell on the spigot and the beer started to flow. You should have seen the eyes of those travel writers. As with most of the clubs stunts, this one, says Ashcraft, followed the script “right down to a gnats eyebrow. Such was not the case, however, the day the club welcomed the Cleveland Indians to town with a smoke- signal greeting. “Every year when the Cleveland Indians came to town for spring training, we tried to top what we had done the year before, says Ashcraft. “So I thought, ‘Ah, lets welcome ‘em with smoke signals. “I went down to Indian Village Trading Post. They had an Indian there who did sand painting, and I said, ‘Freddy I dont remember his last name- ‘Do you know how to make smoke signals? He said yes, ‘Sure, so we arranged it. Ashcraft also arranged for American Airlines, which was bringing the team to town, to fly directly over “A Mountain where the signals would be sent. The day arrived. “It was a nasty damn day, recalls Ashcraft. “The wind must have been blowing about 100 miles per hour. And of course we had invited the local press and photographers there. Ray Manley was there and for some reason he had brought along a couple of old tires. It never dawned on any of us the consequences of what we were about to do. “So we got the fire started and Ray threw the tires on it and the black smoke started pouring out. Then the sheriffs car came up the road, its lights blinking. They didnt want to come all the way up, and they were hollering at us to come down. We were scared to death. “Well, people were calling all over. “A Mountain used to be a volcano and people thought it was erupting again. “Anyway, the time came for the plane to come over. Freddy has the blanket. Here comes the plane. Freddy and his friend put the blanket down over the tire- and it burned a hole right in the middle of the damned blanket. “I said, ‘Freddy, what in the hell happened? He said, ‘I forgot. We were supposed to wet the blanket. In 1962, the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club merged with the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Board, in an effort to strengthen the chamber and do away with duplication of effort. “That killed the club, says Ashcraft. But not its past deeds. “When we started out, we were getting the tourists, says Ashcraft. “They liked it and came back as winter visitors. Then they decide to retire here. We had businessmen come here, decide to have a convention, then relocate their businesses here. Now, there isnt the Western atmosphere anymore. Asked if perhaps the Tucson Sunshine Climate Club did its job to well, Ashcraft sits and reflects by the pool of a midtown hotel, a hundred feet away from the rush of the traffic along Alvernon Way. Finally, the words come: “If I could do it all over again, I wouldnt do it. I loved the Old Pueblo.
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c1950's Modernist silver malachite bolo tie
c1950‘s Modernist silver malachite bolo tie. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). Some natural fissures in stone only superficial and not noticeable in real life when worn, fully functional with overall attractive appearance. Sterling tips and bolo slide. 37" total length, unmarked slide but tips marked sterling.
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c1960 c-31 sterling/turquoise rope edge bolo tie. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). No damage, sterling tips and bolo slide. Hallmarked as shown. From huge collection so well preserved, 40" total length. some wear to cord.
$325.00
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Vintage Petrified Dinosaur Bone sterling channel inlay bolo tie. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). No damage, sterling tips and bolo slide. Hallmarked as shown. Exremely high quality. From huge collection so well preserved, 38" total length.
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Floyd Namingha Lomakuyvaya Hopi Overlay bolo tie sterling silver
Floyd Namingha Lomakuyvaya Hopi Overlay bolo tie sterling silver. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). No damage, sterling tips and bolo slide. Hallmarked as shown. Exremely high quality. From huge collection so well preserved, 40" total length.
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Herman Hoskie Navajo Sterling petrified Palmwood bolo tie. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). No damage, sterling tips and bolo slide. Hallmarked as shown. Exremely high quality. From huge collection so well preserved, 40" total length.
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Weaver Selina Hopi Overlay bolo tie sterling silver
Weaver Selina Hopi Overlay bolo tie sterling silver. Solid sterling, weight and measurements in pics (scale tared out with containter, weight shown is just the bolo). No damage, sterling tips and bolo slide. Hallmarked as shown. Exremely high quality. From huge collection so well preserved, 40" total length. Weaver Selina (1944-) Hopi jeweler Weaver Selina began his career in 1967 working and studying at the Hopicrafts shop, learning from Bernard Dawahoya and other experienced jewelers. He is from the village of Shungopavi at Second Mesa and now has his own outlet where he sells his creations and those of other Hopi artists.
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