Vtg. Very Early (Effie) G. Calavaza Sterling snake Turquoise Coral-Bolo tie

  
Calavaza Sterling snake Turquoise Coral-Bolo tie. This fine very old, heavy sterling silver Bolo tie has me somewhat stumped. I know that Effie and Juan calavaza had 2 daughters with the initial G so it's obvious that this was made by one of them. However, this Bolo is one of the best crafted calavaza pieces of jewelry I have seen. Additionally, it's very old. So my thinking is, it must be one of the first pieces her eldest daughter made. Effie and Juan may have made it (mostly) but stamped it G. The turquoise is magnificent and natural. The coral is of high caliber as well. I'm going to give this piece a date of around 1960-65. It's heavy gauge sterling.

Effie calavaza began making jewelry in the mid-1950s after learning jewelry making from her husband, Juan Calavaza. Her daughters, Georgiana Yatsattie, Gloria Jean Garcia, and Susie Calavaza, are all jewelers as well. One other note to mention. I got this at an antique shop in Leadville, CO.

The lady who's booth I got it from was around 70 and it was owned by her dad. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Necklaces & Pendants". The seller is "seawhale1" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, Korea, South, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Republic of, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei Darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French Guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macau, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.

1. Origin: Southwest United States
2. Ethnic & Regional Style: Native American
3. Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
4. Closure: Bennett Pat. Pending
5. Color: Orange
6. Main Stone Color: Turquoise
7. Gender: Male
8. Metal: Sterling Silver
9. Secondary Stone: Coral
10. Modified Item: No
11. Vintage: Yes
12. Main Stone: Multi-Stone Tourquoise and coral
13. Brand: Unbranded
14. Jewelry Type: Bolo Ties
15. Type: Bolo
16. Chain Style: Snake
17. Style: Bolo
18. Tribal Affiliation: Zuni
19. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
20. Handmade: Yes
21. Chain Type: Snake