Description
1" Anderson Koinva Hopi overlay geometric pattern sterling silver belt buckle. Solid sterling silver (tested) with weight and measurements in pictures.. Buckle fits a 1" belt. Circa fourth quarter of the 20th century.
Anderson Koinva was born in his home on Second Mesa on the Hopi Reservation on March 8, 1956. Many of the great Hopi jewelers come from Second Mesa. He was a Kachina carver first and still enjoys carving and painting.
His father-in-law, Bernard Dawahoya (a renowned Hopi jeweler), taught Anderson the art of making jewelry and the famous overlay technique found mostly on Second Mesa. Anderson soon became known for his own beautiful silver overlay jewelry that represents various traditional Hopi symbols.
