Navajo Bolo Tie By Raymond Boyd

ca. 1970

3" H x 2.375" W + 37" L

Hand Crafted from Sterling Silver with Turquoise, Coral, and Other Stone Inlays of a Blue Jay Bird on a Branch and Black Braided Cord with Sterling Silver Tips

In Very Good Condition

Raymond Boyd is a renowned Navajo artist specializing in sterling silver jewelry with intricate stone inlay work, often featuring birds (like hummingbirds, cardinals, blue jays), flowers, and other natural motifs. His pieces frequently incorporate colorful materials such as turquoise, mother of pearl, coral, jet, and other shells or stones in the traditional Zuni-style inlay technique—where stones are precisely cut and set into silver channels for a mosaic-like effect.

His work is signed "Raymond Boyd" (often with "Sterling") and appears in collections from Gallup, NM, and online Native jewelry retailers.