{"product_id":"7-allen-pooyouma-hopi-overlay-link-bracelet-with-turquoise-sterling-silver","title":"7\" Allen Pooyouma Hopi overlay link bracelet with turquoise sterling silver","description":"All Cuff bracelets on the Estate Fresh Austin website will have the size wrist they fit (in inches) including the gap at the beginning of the title, there are also many photos in this listing which will show a tape measure inside the bracelet, gap size, width, etc. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7\" Allen Pooyouma Hopi overlay link bracelet with turquoise sterling silver.  Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver.   Circa third quarter of the 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHopi Pueblo artist Allen Pooyouma began his silver work around 1937 and retired around 1970 making him one of the earliest Hopi silversmiths. He worked many of his professional years in Tucson with master goldsmith Morris Talawytewa Robinson and Ralph Tawangyaouma. Allen Pooyouma is known for silver ingot, hand wrought, heavy stampwork and twist wire jewelry set with high quality, natural turquoise.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllen Pooyouma (1922-2014) signed with his hallmark, a stamped ear of corn, and with conjoined letters, HC. Presented in this way, the HC refers to Hopi Crafts. Formerly known as Hopi Enterprises, Hopi Crafts was started by brothers Wayne and Emory Sekaquaptewa operating on Second Mesa between 1962-1983 Pooyouma was born in Hootvilla, Arizona, and learned silversmithing from his father at age 15. His uncle was the renowned Hopi master Ralph Tawangyawma. During World War II, he continued making jewelry on the reservation due to poor eyesight. In the mid-1940s, he moved to Tucson to work with his uncle, where he refined his techniques. \u003cbr\u003eListed with ExportYourStore.com","brand":"Estate Fresh Austin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51889975754968,"sku":"26x2dsgs21g2s62s","price":795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6284\/7960\/files\/il_fullxfull.8220128711_euze.jpg?v=1782331262","url":"https:\/\/estatefreshaustin.com\/ja\/products\/7-allen-pooyouma-hopi-overlay-link-bracelet-with-turquoise-sterling-silver","provider":"Estate Fresh Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}