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Product Description The bolo tie, also called a string tie, is a Western necktie consisting of a piece of cord or braided leather with an ornamental clasp. Native American artisans in the Southwest began producing bolo ties in the mid-twentieth century in response to tourist demand for finely crafted Native American jewelry. About the Author Diana F. Pardue is the curator of collections at the Heard Museum. She is the author of Shared Images: The Innovative Jewelry of Yazzie Johnson and Gail Bird and the coauthor of Inventing the Southwest: The Fred Harvey Company and Native American Art. Chicagoan Norman L. Sandfield is an internationally known collector and antique dealer.