"Rainbow Man" Bolo Tie
Artist
Zuni Pueblo
Datec. 1945
Mediumsilver with coral, jet, shell, turquoise and leather
Dimensions22 inches (55.9 cm)
Slide: 2 1/8 × 1 3/8 inches (5.4 × 3.5 cm)
Slide: 2 1/8 × 1 3/8 inches (5.4 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1995
Object number52.900.30
ClassificationsClothing and Accessories
DescriptionBolo tie with silver slide of arching Rainbow Man with terraced tableta. Serrated bezels with stones inlaid in mosaic technique with applied silver detail at sides. Braided leather ties with tapering silver tips with ovoid bead ends and stamped design.Label TextFor the Zuni, the rainbow man is a guardian spirit. His arched back resembles the arc of the rainbow. The figure is traditionally composed with four colors, turquoise, red, white, and black. The signifier for red in this bolo comes from coral, and it is a variation that is a pale orange.
ProvenancePurchased through (an unknown pawn shop, Colorado) by Macon Black. his brother Arthur Black (Orange, Texas); purchased by Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted June 2, 1995 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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