Vintage Navajo Sterling Silver Bolo Tie 1960s Repousse Buffalo 38g Signed Begay

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Vintage Navajo Sterling Silver Bolo Tie 1960s Repousse Buffalo 38g Signed Begay:
$119.50

Vintage Signed George Begay Large Sterling Silver Bolo Tie

Traditional twisted black leather cord and 2 Sterling silver fluted bead tips

The bolo features a lovely example of Repousse silver work

The American Buffalo, is a sacred animal to the Native American culture

This bolo is marked \"Sterling\" and is signed GB for renowned Native American artist George Begay, who was a Navajo artisan from New Mexico crafting pieces in the 1960\'s and early 1970\'s. Begay\'s death is recorded in 2010.

Sterling silver fluted bead tips at end of each cord measure 2.3\".

Bolo is 4 cm across at top

2.5 cm across at bottom

4 cm in height

19.2 inch total length.

38 gram total weight with silver estimated to comprise 35 grams.

In addition to its rise as a power animal spirit in Native American culture, the Navajo tribe believed that the Buffalo brought prosperity and symbolized abundance within a spirit of gratefulness for appreciating those things for which you have already been given.

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