THIS HANDCRAFTED BOLO NECKLACE IS A CONTEMPORARY PIECE ROOTED IN ALASKA NATIVE ARTISTRY. CREATED BY KASSANDRA AKI-EYRE, AN IÑUPIAQ JEWELRY ARTIST, SILVER HAND-CERTIFIED, AND AN ENROLLED TRIBAL MEMBER OF THE NATIVE VILLAGE OF KOTZEBUE, THIS BOLO REPRESENTS BOTH MODERN DESIGN AND CULTURAL IDENTITY.

THE BOLO FEATURES A SOLID STERLING SILVER SNAKE CHAIN PAIRED WITH A 14K GOLD-FILLED SLIDER, WHICH MOVES SMOOTHLY FOR FULLY ADJUSTABLE WEAR. AT THE ENDS OF THE BOLO ARE TWO HAND-SCULPTED, RUSTIC STERLING SILVER WALRUS HEAD TIPS, INDIVIDUALLY FORMED BY THE ARTIST. EACH WALRUS HEAD HAS UNIQUE CHARACTER, HONORING THE STRENGTH AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF WALRUS IN ALASKA NATIVE COMMUNITIES.

THE COMBINATION OF COOL STERLING SILVER, WARM GOLD-FILLED DETAILS, AND SCULPTURAL HANDMADE TIPS CREATES A STRIKING, MEANINGFUL PIECE THAT IS BOTH MINIMALIST AND DISTINCTLY ALASKAN.

FEATURES

• HAND-SCULPTED STERLING SILVER WALRUS HEAD BOLO TIPS
• 2MM STERLING SILVER SNAKE CHAIN
• 14K GOLD-FILLED SLIDER BEAD WITH SMOOTH, SECURE ADJUSTABILITY
• STERLING SILVER FINDINGS THROUGHOUT
• DESIGNED AND HANDCRAFTED BY KASSANDRA AKI-EYRE
• IÑUPIAQ ARTIST & SILVER HAND-CERTIFIED
• ENROLLED TRIBAL MEMBER OF THE NATIVE VILLAGE OF KOTZEBUE
• MODERN MINIMALIST DESIGN WITH CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE

ARTIST BACKGROUND

KASSANDRA AKI-EYRE IS AN IÑUPIAQ SILVER HAND ARTIST WHO BLENDS CONTEMPORARY METALSMITHING WITH CULTURAL SYMBOLISM. SHE ALSO PRACTICES RESIN WORK, CARVING, BEADWORK, FUR WORK, AND ANY OTHER MEDIUM THAT INSPIRES HER. EACH PIECE IS CREATED WITH INTENTION, HONORING LAND, MATERIALS, AND HER CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY AND HERITAGE.

STYLE NOTES

THIS BOLO CAN BE WORN AS A BOLD CENTERPIECE, LAYERED WITH OTHER CHAINS, OR STYLED WITH BOTH FORMAL AND EVERYDAY ATTIRE. ITS ADJUSTABLE LENGTH PROVIDES VERSATILITY, WHILE THE HAND-SCULPTED WALRUS HEADS OFFER A DISTINCTIVE, MEANINGFUL FOCAL POINT.