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bolo tie

Object NameBolo Tie
Artist Alice Spinks (American, 1908-1996)
Studio Bacone College
Made FromGlass, Thread, Cotton, Leather
Dateabout 1974
Place MadeUnited States, OK, Muskogee
TechniqueBeaded
SizeOverall L: 42 cm, W: 7 cm, D: 2 cm; (b) L: 88 cm
Accession Number2013.4.45
Credit LineGift of The Reverend James R. Pearce
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBolo Tie. Purple, pink, cobalt blue, turquoise, red, white, salmon, orange, gold, and iridescent brown glass beads, thread, cotton, leather; beaded. Beaded bolo tie made of predominately purple glass beads, with pink, cobalt-blue, turquoise, red, white, salmon, orange, gold, and iridescent brown glass beads. The tie has a leather-backed medallion with a starburst pattern. It is attached with elastic to a looped cotton shoestring which has been beaded with mostly purple and pink glass beads in a crisscross pattern, with a looped fringe and a pattern of white, cobalt-blue, salmon, iridescent brown, turquoise and red beads at the ends of the cord.
Provenance
Source Reverend James R. Pearce - 2013-11-07
Given to donor James R. Pearce by his mother, Helen Pearce, who received them from the artist as a gift in the mid to late 1970s.
Former Collection Peace Helen - 1977
Given to donor James R. Pearce by his mother, Helen Pearce, who received them from the artist as a gift in the mid to late 1970s.
Former Collection Alice Spinks (American, 1908-1996) - 1974-1977
Given to donor James R. Pearce by his mother, Helen Pearce, who received them from the artist as a gift in the mid to late 1970s.
Object copyright© Alice Spinks
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