Number Eight Turquoise Bolo Tie
Tribe: Navajo (Diné)
Item #BL00697
Distinctive sterling silver bolo tie by award-winning Navajo silversmith Allison “Snowhawk” Lee (1958–2022). The contemporary rectangular slide is set with a large natural Number Eight turquoise cabochon from Nevada, displaying a pale blue field with fine brown webbing and reddish-brown matrix. The stone is framed in a handmade twisted-wire bezel, while deeply recessed parallel lines add a clean, architectural accent to the polished silver.
Instead of a traditional round cord, the bolo features a unique double flat-leather design with black leather on the front and turquoise-blue suede on the reverse. Handmade sterling silver tips and adjustable fittings repeat the linear design of the slide. The piece is signed “Allison Lee” and stamped “STERLING.”
Circa: 1990s–2000s
Bolo Dimensions: 1.875" wide × 2" high
Cord Length: 40"
- Era
- Contemporary
- Metal
- Sterling Silver
- Materials
- Turquoise
- Turquoise mine
- Number Eight
- Technique
- Set Stones
About the artist
Allison "Snowhawk" Lee (1958 - 2022) was an award-winning Navajo artist from Mexican Springs, New Mexico. He was the third oldest of eight (four brothers and three sisters). Allison lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico...
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