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Bolo

A man's neck ornament, usually strung on leather thongs, meant to take the place of a conventional tie. Invented in the Southwest United States by American Indian jewelers and extensively used there. Takes its name from the bolo, a leather-thong-weighted instrument used by South American cowboys in cattle control.