描述
Manuel Hoyungowa Hopi overlay link concho belt w/ Kokopelli‘s sterling silver. Tested and guaranteed sterling silver. Fits up to a 43.5" waist and can be hooked anywhere below. Marked as shown, high quality workmanship from the last quarter of the 20th century in immaculate possibly unworn condition.
Manuel Hoyungowa (ca. 19532011) Hopi Tribe
Manuel Hoyungowa is from the village of Hotevilla on Third Mesa and has been an active silversmith at Hopi Pueblo since the 1970s. His hallmark is a strong raincloud.
Although he has produced some jewelry with coral and turquoise, more in the style of Navajo work, Hoyungowa is a master silversmith which is evident in his traditional Hopi silver overlay technique jewelry. Hoyungowa actually learned silver overlay technique from Preston Monongye (his uncle and another famous Hopi artisan) and the Institute Of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
