Metal scarf slide with large metal eagle mounted to ring

Silver bolo tie or scarf slide / Unknown

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Essay/Description

Heart-shaped silver slide with a circle cutout with star at the center. The inside edge is decorated with two sets of curved designs. Slide is soldered to the back of the heart.

Curatorial Remarks

Traditional silver scarf slide.

Tags: silver scarf slide, star, reservation period, heart shape
People: Ernest Emmett Thompson
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: personal activity, social events, reservation period

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Silver bolo tie or scarf slide

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Southern Plains

Date:

circa 1930

Materials/Techniques:

German silver

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary Thompson Bryan and Lawrence E. Bryan

Accession No:

69.166

Previous Number(s):

TL1999.54.23; TL1999.54.23

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 0 1/2in. (1.3cm)
Length: 2 1/2in. (6.4cm)
Width: 2 1/4in. (5.7cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

accessory, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, engraved, heart, hearts (motifs), Native American, ornament, scarf, silver, soldered, Southern Plains, star

Cite this Page

Unknown. Silver bolo tie or scarf slide. 69.166. circa 1930. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/69166 (07/24/2019).

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