Kachina Bolo Tie Turquoise and Coral Western Sterling Silver Tom Marsh 70024-BOLO
Tom Marsh Kachina Bolo Tie Turquoise and Coral Western Sterling Silver
This is Kachina and silver-work art at its finest. This impressive Kachina Sterling silver bolo tie was made by master artist Tom Marsh and is one of his early works. There are cabochons of blue green Turquoise and coral adding color to this exceptional piece of art. This Kachina bolo tie 1-1/2" wide and 3-1/2" long. The 4-ply leather cord is approximately 44" long. Stamped Sterling.
Kachina Dolls are gifts given in hope of future abundance and health, as well as tools for education. The Kachina dolls of today's art market are a bridge not only between the spiritual world and mortals but also between Hopis and non-Hopis. Each year Kachinas come, they walk upon the earth and they dance to bring life and renewal. When the Kachinas return to the spirit world at the end of the planting, they return with prayers of the Hopi that we might all continue on this earth for another round in the circle of life. There are more than 250 different kachinas, each with its own separate attributes, representing everything from animals to abstract concepts. The Hopi were the original Kachina doll carvers, using a single piece of cottonwood root. The Navajo began carving in their own creative way, adding leather,feather, beads and turquoise. For over 2000 years the Indians of the Southwest have danced beneath the heavens, praying to the great spirits for rain and a bountiful harvest.
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