Bolos
We have a fine selection of bolos, from the old traditional style to contemporary, including fine silverwork and turquoise, coral cabochons, nuggets and other inlaid stones. |  | |
Jacob Poleviyouma, is featured in Theta Bassman’s book, "The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry". This beautiful Sunface design, measures 3-3/4 inches in diameter, and was created in 1980 and purchased in Gallup, New Mexico, that year. The tips are handmade with matching Sunface overlay drops on the bottom. The artist died in 1982. The Sunface Kachina is the leader of ceremonies and considered to be essential for life.
Hopi Silversmith, Lawrence Saufkie, has been a silversmith from over 60 years. His father, Paul Saufkie, along with Fred Kaboutie, were the people responsible for developing the Hopi overlay style of jewelry in the 1930’s. Lawerence is credited for pushing to the art form it is known as Hopi overlay, today. Saufkie will be honored at the Santa Fe Indian Market this summer with a lifetime achievement award. The two bolos represent a Hopi Katsina face with multiple overlays of silver. The smaller piece was purchased that same year in Estes Park, Colorado. It measures 2 -1/8 inches wide x 2 inches, again with beautiful handmade silver tips. Because of his health, Saufkie now produces very little jewelry. The technique of Hopi overlay is that the designs are cut by hand (usually with one continuous cut) and soldered to the silver sheet below... which is incised with beautiful patterns of its own. Lawrence Saufkie jewelry is infinitely more then the sum of its parts.
Raven is a magical animal and is clever and the messenger. This Raven by Navajo carver Herbert Davis is carved from Leopard stone and has the extra protection of the spirit bundle on his back.
Pictured is a sterling silver bolo backed by turquoise, jet, lapis lazuli and coral. The pendant is 1-7/8 inches long.
This is the typical, refined style of the Hopi, depicted here in sterling silver overlay as the "sunface." This pendant is 2-1/2 inches long.
Wonderful, detailed silverwork is the hallmark of this "sunface" bolo; the pendant is 1-3/4 inches wide.
Shown is an unusual bolo fashioned in sterling silver and inlaid with turquoise, jet, mother-of-pearl and, possibly, leopard agate, in the shape of a roadrunner. This piece is probably Zuni and is 2-5/8 inches wide by 1-5/8 inches long.
Pictured is a finely-worked sterling silver and turquoise bolo with sterling silver tips; the pendant is 3 inches long.
Shown is an unusual bolo with green turquoise cabochons by Navajo jeweler, Jimmy Jackson. The pendant is 2-1/8 inches long.
