Sterling Silver Hand-Stamped Traditional Native American Bolo Tie Signed by Jimmy Emerson

This bolo tie is an impressive piece of hand-made Traditional Native American jewelry. It features intricate southwestern designs set in Sterling Silver for a high shine. Decorations include hand-stamping and etching, scalloping and traditional designs. These Round bolo ties are 3". They each come with a 42" long 6-ply leather bolo cord with Sterling Silver tips. The designs vary slightly. Made in our shop, Stamped Sterling and signed by the Navajo artist Jimmy Emerson. You'll receive one of the bolos pictured below.

The Dine' (or Navajo) People are a unique group of American Indians still living the traditional way of life throughout the four corners region of the Southwestern United States. The Navajo people have returned to the original name, the Dine' (pronounced di-nay'h), given to them by their holy people. The Dine' land (aka Navajo reservation) on top of Oak Creek Canyon is the largest reservation established for the Dine', covering about 25,000 sq. miles of land, and is located in parts of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. The Navajo were the first of the southwestern Indians to produce metal jewelry. Around the mid-19th Century a Navajo Medicine Man, Atsidi Sani, convinced a Mexican blacksmith to teach him the art of working with metal. When the Navajo returned to their homeland in 1868 after their imprisonment at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, traders arrived in the area bringing silver coins with them. It was with these coins that the Navajo began to make silver jewelry.

We understand the true value and nature of hand crafted Indian art. And, we recognize that it is important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.

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