Description
Harry Sakyesva (1921 - 1969) Hopi sterling silver Butterfly bolo tie w/turquoise. Tested and guaranteed solid sterling silver. Weight and measurements in pictures. Great bolo, 41" long with no issues. Weight shown is the entire bolo.
Harry Sakyesva (1921 - 1969) was a Hopi artist who was born in Hotevilla, a Hopi village on Third Mesa, Arizona. Sakyesva translates to “People From the Green Valley.” This bolo is published in “Reassessing Hallmarks of Native Southwest Jewelry” where they also have a biography of this artist. Snodgrass describes Sakyesva as being “known not only as a painter, but also as a maker of Kachina dolls and as a silversmith.” She also notes that he received no formal art training. He is known to have trained many other silversmiths.
