(lot of 3) Native American Navajo/ Dine sterling silver overlay bolo ties, each with silver tips, on braided black leather cord, bolo hallmarked sterling to reverse, including: (1) initialed PTG (Phillip Guerro, Navajo/ Dine, 20th c.), ovular ornament with central Yei figure, among radiating linework, bolo ornament only: approx 3"h, 1.5"w; (1) Alvin Thompson (Navajo/ Dine, active in Arizona, 1955-2023), having raised Kokopelli on textured ground, pictorial hallmark to reverse, bolo ornament only: approx 2 1/8"h, 1 3/8"w; (1) with conjoined JF mark, possibly Della and Francis James (Navajo/ Dine, 20th c.), teardrop-shaped ornament with Kokopelli and corn stalk motif, surrounded by stampwork designs, bolo ornament only: approx 2.25"h, 1 5/8"w; 152.4 grams total (inclusive of all materials) **Provenance: the collection of a psychiatrist who taught at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas in the 1960s and went on to become a founding faculty member of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where he taught thousands of doctors over a career into the 2000s. The doctor amassed his collection over several years with dedication, care, a critical eye for detail, and cultural appreciation. He wore most of the pieces once or twice during a lecture, exam or office hours and then stored them for his collection** **NOTE: ALL JEWELRY & COIN LOTS REALIZING OVER $1,000 MUST BE PAID BY BANK WIRE**

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