Heard Museum displays symbol of the West

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Ross D. Franklin

Bolo Ties

A selection of Zuni and Navajo bolo ties at the new bolo ties exhibit Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and Contemporary Artistry, at the Heard Museum, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in Phoenix. The bolo ties included in the exhibit comes from the Heard's permanent collection of more than 170 bolo ties and from the promised gift of Chicago collector Sandfield, consisting of over 1,000 bolo ties, scarf slides and ephemera, many of which are in the display.

Ross D. Franklin

Bolo Ties

Near a photo of the famous Western duo of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, a patron walks through the new bolo ties exhibit Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and Contemporary Artistry, at the Heard Museum, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in Phoenix. The bolo ties included in the exhibit comes from the Heard's permanent collection of more than 170 bolo ties and from the promised gift of Chicago collector Sandfield, consisting of over 1,000 bolo ties, scarf slides and ephemera, many of which are in the display.

Ross D. Franklin

Norman L. Sandfield

Sporting a bolo tie, Collector Norman L. Sandfield stands in front of the entrance to the new bolo ties exhibit Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and Contemporary Artistry, at the Heard Museum, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in Phoenix. The bolo ties included in the exhibit comes from the Heard's permanent collection of more than 170 bolo ties and from the promised gift of Chicago collector Sandfield, consisting of over 1,000 bolo ties, scarf slides and ephemera, many of which are in the display.

Ross D. Franklin

Bolo Ties

Four Charles Loloma, a Hopi Native American, designed bolo ties, at left, along with many others on display at the new bolo ties exhibit Native American Bolo Ties: Vintage and Contemporary Artistry, at the Heard Museum, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in Phoenix. The bolo ties included in the exhibit comes from the Heard's permanent collection of more than 170 bolo ties and from the promised gift of Chicago collector Sandfield, consisting of over 1,000 bolo ties, scarf slides and ephemera, many of which are in the display.