Hopi Overlay Belt Buckle Signed Lomawywesa [SOLD]
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Michael Kabotie, Hopi Pueblo Painter and Jeweler
- Category: Belts and Buckles
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: sterling silver
- Size: 2-1/8” x 3-1/8”; 1-5/8” belt width
- Item # C3852L SOLD
This buckle is stamped on the back with the name Lomawywesa, the Hopi name of Michael Kabotie. It is a buckle of excellent craftsmanship. The design is quite complicated and interesting, almost a representation of stylized birds from prehistoric Hopi pottery.
Condition: very good condition with minor scratches on face which could be buffed out.
Provenance: this Hopi Overlay Belt Buckle Signed Lomawyursa is from the estate of a collection of 40 belt buckles amassed by a client from Oregon
Recommended Reading: The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry by Theda and Michael Bassman
Michael Kabotie, Hopi Pueblo Painter and Jeweler
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- Category: Belts and Buckles
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: sterling silver
- Size: 2-1/8” x 3-1/8”; 1-5/8” belt width
- Item # C3852L SOLD
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