A Zuni bolo tie designed headress with beautiful, colorful inlay. It is 2" long and
1 1/2 " wide. It is approximately 42" long 4-ply leather bolo cord with silver tips.

The Zuni Indians learned to silversmith from the Navajo in the early 1870's. The
Zuni, because they had permanent homes unlike the nomadic Navajo, were able
to use many tools that the Navajo could not easily carry with them. With the lapidary
wheels they began cutting stones and using the silver to hold their stones in patterns.
Today, Zuni silversmiths are known for their lapidary skills. Both channel inlay (using
precisely cut stones set on silver to form figures and designs) and cluster and needle-
point (setting small, similarly cut stones in geometric patterns) are traditional Zuni styles.