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THE ARTIST: WARREN NIETO:

Kewa Puebloan artist Warren Nieto doesn't create anything that doesn’t have something to do with his Ancestral Puebloan ancestry & nothing that doesn’t have an ancestral pueblo story behind it. With his picturesque art, he brings you right there to the Pueblo, while you learn this centuries old cultural background that plays a dominant role in pueblo life & something that gets passed down through oral history..

Rather than using a canvas, tubes of color & brushes, what Warren does is he paints "Symbolic” Puebloan meanings in a mosaic form that’s artistically done in colorful stones & shells from the earth. These things are what separate him from many in the Kewa village. So with that said, this isn’t just another Thunderbird bolo tie,but rather a bolo tie with a symbolic story behind it.

THE THUNDERBIRD:

Made of ultra shimmery white Mother of Pearl & Sleeping Beauty turquoise, this symbolic southwestern bird is artistically created where the upper part of his wings are designed with symbolic Pueblo "Rain Clouds" of Mother of Pearl, which are important in Pueblo life & are especially needed for crops of corn which are essential to the Puebloan people. Right below this area are circular cuts of turquoise that act as the raindrops & span the width of his wings.(See photos 4,5,6)

In the middle half of it’s body to the bottom, is a trapezoidal shape where you can see the Mother of Pearl crescent shape which acts as a ‘white’ rainbow & again, the little circular pieces of turquoise act as the rain.(See photos 4 & 6)At the very bottom of the bird are three 1/2 moon shapes that portray ‘developing clouds’ as if a storm is on it’s way! All the materials are mosaic inlaid atop of black jet.

THE TIPS:

Warrens tips have to be the best! The 3/8" thick tips are made to match the bird & are as much of a piece of art as the Thunderbird! They are nice & thick, with the material being mosaic inlaid atop of black jet (Fossilized Coal). The art is held onto a 4 mm black bolo strap & comes with an adjustable clasp,so you can wear this high or low! (See mannequin photos)

If you collect any sort of Thunderbird jewelry & love 'art in shell & stone form', there's no way you can't appreciate this.. Whether you're a Texas oilman, Texas Rancher, Tucson banker, Santa Fe gallery owner or just love wearing top notch bolos,this then would be a great call!

I have to admit, Warren takes this signature bird of the southwest to a whole new level of beauty! This is one reason why his Bolos are so highly sought after & asked for by name!

A WORD:

I want to mention that if the tips are not ever facing the right way, how you fix this is: you release the adjustable clasp & turn and twist the leather strap so the tips are then facing front. Not letting them move while holding them in place, you then want to tighten the clasp. Also the way to make the strap lay straight & not curved (Especially after shipping!) is you can either take a warm damp cloth & run it down the leather to straighten it. You can also use a leather conditioning cloth or a steamer (Avoiding the art of course!) You can get leather conditioning wipes at just about any grocery store,Amazon,shoe repair, etc..

I have additional bolos made by Warren & do have many of his other pieces that can be found throughout my store..(Necklaces, jewelry sets, earrings) To find them, go to the front page of the website & put his name in the search & all should come up!

SUPPORT NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTS!

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ARTIST: WARREN NIETO- MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR PLATA DE SANTA FE JEWELRY

TRIBE: KEWA PUEBLO VILLAGE/SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO

MATERIAL: MOTHER OF PEARL-SLEEPING BEAUTY TURQUOISE (STABILIZED/TREATED) BLACK JET-STERLING STRIPS

LENGTH: 43.50" (MEASURED ONE SIDE LAYING FLAT AT 21.3/4" THEN DOUBLE THIS NUMBER-MEASURED FROM TOP OF HEAD TO BOTTOM OF TIPS)

ADJUSTABLE: Yes

THUNDERBIRD SIZE: 3-3/8" X 2-1/8"

TIPS: 1-7/8" LONG X 3/8" WIDE X 3/8" DEPTH

BACKSIDE: BLACK JET

TECHNIQUE: LAPIDARY WORK-MOSAIC INLAY-TIME & LOVE!

WEIGHT: 55.4 GRAMS (1.95 OUNCES)

BOLO LEATHER DIAMETER: ABOUT 4 MM

LEATHER COLOR: BLACK

HALLMARK: WN WITH “KIVA STEPS’ AND LADDER

COMES GIFT BOXED

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SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT:

Anything with a high price tag, will have a mandatory signature confirmation requirement. If you're not home in the day & need it shipped where it can be signed for,please change that in your "Ship To" section before I create the shipping label***I'm sorry if this may be an inconvenience, but I do not ship expensive pieces without one. This is for your safety & mine.

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*PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:

*****I do not consider myself a 'professional photographer" but I do try to give you photos that are 'realistic" in color,just so you're not shocked, nor disappointed when you get the piece. Although jewelry generally always looks better in person, you still have to take the monitor you're looking at the item with, into consideration. Please go through each photo to see any variation to get an idea. Whether it be your computer monitor or phone screen, the item can appear to be either more vivid (Or duller).

In order to give you close up photos so I can provide you with all the detail, photos can tend to make the item look much more larger & everything is more magnified than in actuality. So to get an idea of size,you can either look at it on the mannequin (photos) or if you have a measuring tape, please pull it out & compare everything to the measurements I provided you with.