STARFISH PETITE FEM BOLO

HANDMADE COPPER STARFISH BOLO TIE

ONE OF A KIND | MADE IN ALASKA

THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND BOLO TIE IS HANDCRAFTED USING SOLID COPPER AND FINISHED WITH AN INTENTIONAL VERDIGRIS PATINA THAT EVOKES SALT AIR, TIDE, AND TIME. THE CENTRAL BOLO SLIDE FEATURES A SUBTLE STARFISH MOTIF — A QUIET NOD TO COASTAL LIFE, RESILIENCE, AND CONNECTION TO THE SEA.

THE BOLO IS STRUNG ON A NATURAL BRAIDED LEATHER CORD, DESIGNED FOR COMFORT AND ADJUSTABILITY. EACH END IS FINISHED WITH ANTIQUE TURQUOISE TRADE BEADS SOURCED FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND HAND-PATINATED COPPER TIPS, ADDING HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL DEPTH TO THIS MINIMAL, WEARABLE FORM.

COPPER HOLDS LONG-STANDING SIGNIFICANCE IN INDIGENOUS ALASKAN AND NORTHWEST COAST CULTURES, WHERE IT HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH STRENGTH, PROTECTION, WEALTH, AND SPIRITUAL BALANCE. OVER TIME, COPPER CHANGES AND DEVELOPS CHARACTER — A LIVING MATERIAL THAT REFLECTS INTERACTION WITH THE ELEMENTS. IN THIS PIECE, THE PATINA IS INTENTIONAL AND HONORED AS PART OF THE STORY.

THIS BOLO IS DESIGNED AS AN EVERYDAY TALISMAN — SUBTLE, MEANINGFUL, AND ROOTED IN PLACE. EACH PIECE IS INDIVIDUALLY MADE AND NO TWO WILL EVER BE EXACTLY ALIKE.

DETAILS

• SOLID HAND-FORMED COPPER BOLO SLIDE

• INTENTIONAL VERDIGRIS PATINA (SEALED)

• STARFISH MOTIF

• NATURAL BRAIDED LEATHER CORD

• ANTIQUE TURQUOISE TRADE BEADS FROM THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS

• HAND-PATINATED COPPER END TIPS

• ADJUSTABLE FIT

• ONE OF A KIND

• HANDMADE IN ALASKA

ARTIST

KASSANDRA AKI-EYRE IS AN ALASKA-BASED ARTISAN AND SILVER HAND ARTIST. HER WORK BLENDS CONTEMPORARY DESIGN WITH TRADITIONAL MATERIALS AND INSPIRATION DRAWN FROM LAND, WATER, AND CULTURAL MEMORY. USING METALS SUCH AS COPPER, STERLING SILVER, GOLD-FILL, AND SOLID GOLD — ALONGSIDE STONE, RESIN, FUR, BONE, AND IVORY — SHE CREATES JEWELRY THAT IS BOTH GROUNDED AND TIMELESS.