Fresh off my work-bench for 2020, this is my new bolo that features a cabachon of ribbon cut turquoise. I bought this stone last year from my friend, Andy Brown, who mined it in the Hachita Mountains of southern New Mexico. He calls this a ribbon cut because the seam of turquoise goes across the surface of the stone like a colorful ribbon. I decided to use the antique brown 6 strand leather bolo because that color is also in the surrounding matrix of the stone. I made the tips to look like rattlesnakes, crawling up the tips of the bolo cord. (In Andy's honor, since he was bitten by one a few years ago while walking home one night. But don't worry, he's fine now!)
