BackRainbow Yei Bolo by Robert Taylor (#67)
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22 1/5" length
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Rainbow Yeis are believed to be the guardians of the Glittering World, the place that is the home of the Deities. The Yei is depicted carrying a rattle in the right hand and a coyote skin in the left. With this bolo, Robert Taylor has captured the essence of Rainbow Yeis in gold and silver.
About the artist:
Robert Taylor - Silver & Goldsmith:
"Cluster, channel, leaf, inlay, casting... I've done about everything," Robert Taylor talks about his silver and goldsmithing, "There's a lot of artists that do it." And then he confides the reason he has set himself apart from other craftsmen. "I didn't really get anywhere until I decided to design my own style."
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Navajo Jewelry See all items in this categoryRelated legends:
Arrows
To the Navajo, flint is a sacred stone. Arrowheads are said to resemble the tips of the fiery bolt thrown by Thunder. Arrows equal lightning and some of the old warrior tales tell of mortals who wear flint armor and look like Gila Monster. In other legends, when Elder Brother sings flint songs, his voice jingles with the sound of blue flint, thunder flint, water flint, talking flint?
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When and how the Navajo acquired the art of working metals is unknown but there are reasons for supposing that it was introduced among them, or at least more developed and improved upon by them, since the time they have occupied their present country?
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