Artist: Morris Robinson (1900-1987)

Tribe: Hopi
Signed: H Hallmark with Snake
Dimensions: 3 1/4″L x 2 5/8″W x 1 1/4″”H
Stone: Natural Turquoise
Material: Silver

Not For Sale

As seen in the Elegant Vessels: A century of southwest silver boxes book (Pages 108 & 109)

In the first half of the twentieth century, Hopi silverware resembled that of the neighboring Navajo. In the early years of his career, Hopi silversmith Morris Robinson worked in that style, producing jewelry and boxes for Vaughn’s Indian Shop, which later became Fred Wilson’s Trading Post in Phoenix. This stamped box was made by Robinson and is the type marketed by Wilson. Robinson would later become a recognized artist in the overlay technique.

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