Taos Pueblo or Navajo Bolo w Lone Mountain Turquoise Great Silver Work mid-1960s

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Seller: joseeligogarciaciachino ✉️ (899) 100%, Location: Salinas, California, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 386488046647 Taos Pueblo or Navajo Bolo w Lone Mountain Turquoise Great Silver Work mid-1960s.

Offered... a rare example of an unsigned creative bolo which seems to be Pueblo in origin. I'm guessing Taos, due to the artistic and creative elements. The beautiful Lone Mountain turquoise mine nugget is prong set within rope design. The work is matched by the excellent and valuable black leather tie which has the flat element at the top so it can lie flat under shirt collars. The tips are very nice too and work well with the bolo proper. This piece was made in the mid 1960s, dated by the C-31 Bennett clasp.

Details:

• Bolo diameter 1.5"x20mm

• Tie with Tips End to End 34"

• Materials: Sterling Silver .925 and Natural Lone Mountain Mine Turquoise

• Weight: 28.1grams.  The world-famous Lone Mountain Turquoise mine is located a short distance outside of Tonopah, Nevada. Lone Mountain has been a producer of very high-quality American turquoise since the mine opened in the 1920’s. The early mining in the claim was unorganized, haphazard and led to unsafe conditions, including unstable tunnels. The modern mine owners have collapsed those tunnels and returned Lone Mountain mine to a very safe, environmentally friendly mining operation.  Lone Mountain Turquoise is noted for its incredible hardness which gives it its famous ability to hold color and not fade. The mine has produced some of the highest quality spider web turquoise ever found as well as rare and beautiful vibrantly colored stones which present in spectacular colorways.  Valued second only to Lander Blue Turquoise in the overall collector’s market, Lone Mountain Turquoise remains the most valuable turquoise still being mined today. 

  • Condition: Used
  • Artisan: unknown / unsigned
  • Tribal Affiliation: Navajo or Pueblo
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Bolo Diameter: c. 1.5"
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Modified Item: No
  • Culture: Native American: US

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