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6" Bobby Tewa Hopi inside turquoise/coral inlaid sterling silver cuff bracelet. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver with weight and measurements in pictures. Overall expected wear circa last quarter of the 20th century. Amazing bracelet with interior inlay and high grade spiderweb turquoise in center.
Bobby Tewa, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo (San Juan)/ Hopi Pueblo, active ca 1974-?: Mosaic inlay, overlay jewelry. Bobby is the grandson of William Tewa; son of Augustina Trujillo Tewa and Larry Tewa; brother of Tommy Tewa, Freddie Tewa, Janet Yazzie, Darleen Maseyesva, Lisa Gilreath; husband of Ida Oyenque; father of Michelle Tewa, Tvette Tewa, Crystal Tewa, Ivory Tewa, and Aspen Tewa. Bobby learn jewelry making from the San Juan jewelry program and served in the U.S. Marine Corps. One of Bobby's bracelets is in the collection at Smithsonian National Museum of The American Indian, Washington, D.C
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