Artist: Preston Monongye (1927-1987)

Tribe: Hopi / Pueblo
Signed: Peyote Bird Hallmark in Lid
Dimensions: 2 1/2″W x 3″H
Stone: Bisbee Turquoise
Material: Sterling Silver with Ironwood Interior

Not For Sale

As seen in the Elegant Vessels: A century of southwest silver boxes book (Pages 136 & 137)

Using the overlay technique established at Hopi, a silver sheath has been fashioned to tightly fit over the wood body of this unique box, whose top has been set with three baroque Bisbee turquoise cabochons.