Zuni attr. Effie Calavaza Bolo Nugget Set Natural Turquoise Incised Leaf Stamped

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Offered for your consideration is a rare example of a nugget set bolo of wonderful natural turquoise
which is a fabulous example of Effie Calavaza's early work, her best work. She was married to and collaborated with Juan Calavaza, who was the nephew of Dan Simplicio and learned from Dan Simplicio. Juan was three years younger than Dan and each died in 1969 and 1970. respectively. This piece is an earlier piece of Effie's and Juan's. I've attributed to her since I have a signed bracelet by her with the identical setting of stones and identical leaves to the leaf on this bolo and this is a rare form of leaf. Not similar, but identical! This is before they moved on to exclusively do snakes. This bolo is truly gorgeous and the best of artistry. Fabulous turquoise stones, a piece based on the C31 Bennett closure, which probably confines the dates from 1957 to 1967. The tips are original but I replaced the tie with a 6 ply buttery soft top quality one. Note the lovely stamp work around the outer rim. Sadly Effie is no longer with us, so there won't be more wonderful work from her.
This bolo is a big size, measuring 2-3/4" (6.98 cm) H x 2" (5.08 cm) W. The tips are 2-1/4" (5.72 cm) H. The tie with tips end to end 40" (101.60 cm) long. Condition is excellent vintage with one age related crack in one stone that doesn't endanger the integrity of the piece.
The bolo was made of ingot silver and is at least coin silver, though unmarked for silver content as is typical of that period of time. This beautiful bolo is highly collectible and a rare example. It's gorgeous and a favorite of mine which I commend to your attention. Very rare and very beautiful and very valuable. Museum worthy and suitable for the best collections.
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