Hopi Pueblo Kokopelli Bolo Tie By Victor Coochwsytewa

Late 20th Century

Bolo - 2.25" H x 1.675" W, Tips - 3.25" L, Total Length - 50" L

Hand Crafted from Sterling Silver Convex with Kokopelli Playing a Flute with Oval and Slightly Convex Tips also Depicting Kokopelli and a Black Leather Braided Tie

In Very Good Condition

Victor Coochwytewa (1922–2011) was a highly influential Hopi silversmith from the Waterhouse Clan of Shungopavi on Second Mesa, widely regarded as a master of overlay jewelry.  He began his career in 1940 under Paul Saufkie but gained prominence after serving in World War II, where he was awarded the Purple Heart for combat in the South Pacific and Burma.