Artist: Kenneth Begay (1913-1977)
Dimensions: 4 5/8″L x 3 5/8″W x 1 3/4″H
Tribe: Navajo
Signed: KB, Sterling, White Hogan hallmark, and handmade
Stone: Natural Turquoise
Material: Sterling Silver

As seen in Elegant Vessels: A century of southwest silver boxes (Pages 120 & 121)

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This box and those on pages 120-123 are the work of master silversmith Kenneth Begay. Considered to be the father of modern Navajo silverware, Begay received his early training in a silversmithing program at Fort Wingate, New Mexico, where one of his instructors was Fred Peshlakai. Later, after becoming a parent in the White Hogan shop in Scottsdale, Arizona, Begay conceived of and created a line of Southwest-inspired mid-century modern silverware and jewelry. Clean lines and ingenuity typify his work; he was one of the first silversmiths to incorporate local ironwood into his designs.

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