Hopi Overlay Sterling Silver Bracelet [R]

Winfield Humeyestewa is from the Hopi village of Mishongnovi on Second Mesa. He learned to make jewelry at the Hopi Silvercraft Cooperative Guild. The Guild was founded after World War II by artist Fred Kabotie to help unemployed veterans learn the art of silverwork.

This piece has traditional Hopi water and cloud symbols which are cut into one piece of silver and then overlaid onto another. It is an extremely good example of Hopi overlay work.

Condition: very good condition

Provenance: this Hopi Overlay Sterling Silver Bracelet is from the collection of a gentleman from Colorado

Recommended Reading:  American Indian Jewelry II: A-L: 1800 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf