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The "Western style bow ties" are also called "Western string tie", "Western ribbon tie", or the "Plantation tie". The word "plantation" as used is thought to refer to the plantation owners in the American continent since the 19th century.

There are various theories about the origin of this shape, but it seems common that it originated in the Americas. 

Also, although this "Western pointed-end" bow tie is relatively rare, vintage items from the 1940s to the 1960s, along with other Western types, are still sold in the secondhand clothing stores in the United States.

The "Western bow tie" is a shape that can be made when tying a thin and soft material such as a string or ribbon to the neck. In addition to the pointed-end, there are the square-end and the oblique-end. There are various lengths when of the hanging parts.