Sterling Silver Buckle with Man-in-the-Maze Design [SOLD]

Hopi artisan Jason Takala has been an active jeweler since 1966.  He is the nephew of Bernard Dawahoya and lives in the village of Shungopavi at Second Mesa. His favorite design is the Man-in-the-Maze, one of the most difficult because of the closeness of the cut-out design, a feat he does by hand.  His more recent works are executed in both silver and gold.

Jewelry by Takala was included in the exhibit “Jewels of the Southwest” at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe. 

The buckle was fashioned in the traditional Hopi silver overlay technique.  It is stamped with the artist’s hallmark representation of a snow cloud.

Condition: excellent condition with minor scratches as expected

Provenance: from the estate of a long-time Adobe Gallery client who had a collection of 40 belt buckles.  This one was purchased in 1988 from Many Hands Gallery of California.

Biographical Reference: American Indian Jewelry III: M-Z, 2,100 Artist Biographies by Gregory Schaaf