Hopi Copper Cylinder with Silver Overlay Deer on Lid

Artist: Once Known

Dimensions: 3 1/4”L x 2 1/4”W x 3 1/8”H
Tribe: Hopi
Stone: None
Material: Copper & Silver

As seen in Elegant Vessels: A century of southwest silver boxes (Page 36 & 37)

Elegant Vessels Book

Copper, either alone or in combination with silver, was used in the creation of less-expensive articles for the tourist trade. A heavily Pueblo-influenced design of a prancing deer has been done in silver overlay onto copper.

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