Here we have a rare vintage Zuni silver bolo featuring a huge inlay Blue Gem turquoise, coral, jet and mother of pearl sunface with a silver bead border! This incredible bolo has a black braided leather tie with handcarved silver pins, silver hogan beads and smaller matching inlay sunface pendants! Absolutely Amazing! The tie length measures about 38". The small sunface pendants measure around 1" x 1".
The Blue Gem Turquoise Mine is located in the Battle Mountain Mining District, Lander County, Nevada. Mining started at the Blue Gem in 1934 and continued intermittently until the 1970s.
The turquoise found in the Blue Gem mine is considered some of the highest quality and the mine produced a wide range of turquoise colors, including dark greens, dark blues, and various combinations in between.
The largest stone measures around 3/8" x 1/4". Sterling silver. The bolo measures around 2" x 2". Sturdy 40 grams. Cir Mid Century +
Make Us an Offer- Due to the high demand of our items, many pieces sell quite fast. The most frequent email we receive are from buyers who waited too long to make us an offer and suddenly lost out because another buyer came in and purchased. Send us your reasonable offer today, we are flexible and you have nothing to lose! Ahéhee' (Thank you)
How Layaway Works:
Layaway programs we offer that you can choose from when you pay for the item:
- Shop Pay Installments (Usually 4 payments)
- Affirm (Up to 12 payments)
-Klarna (Usually 4 payments)
How Does Layaway Work with Making an Offer?
If your offer is accepted you will receive an email invoice from us and will be able to choose your layaway program when you pay the invoice. If for some reason you cannot get approved for any of the programs simply let us know and we will cancel out the invoice. You have nothing to lose and the most beautiful art to gain! :)