Bolo tie

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Date created: 1962-1963

Culture/People: San Carlos Apache
Artist/Maker: Lily Quesada (Lillie Nash Bread-Quesada), San Carlos Apache, 1932-1990
IACB source: Apache Arts and Crafts Association
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 Apache Arts and Crafts Association (Bylas, Arizona) in 1963; 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: San Carlos Apache Reservation; Gila County, Graham County, Pinal County; Arizona; USA (inferred)

See related items: San Carlos Apache; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5705
Barcode: 255705.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bolo tie
Media/Materials: Cordage, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Gourd stitch/Brick stitch/Netted beadwork, bead-wrapped, sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions: 42 x 5.8 x 1.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66f982e62-d286-489d-8833-1768b07f1d0b

Record ID: NMAI_271571