Artist: Victor Coochwytewa (1922-2011)

Tribe: Hopi
Dimensions: 4”L x 2 3/4”W x 1 1/8”H
Signed: Raincloud Hallmark Inside Lid
Stone: Natural Turquoise
Material: Silver

Not For Sale

As seen in the Elegant Vessels: A century of southwest silver boxes book (Pages 112 & 113)

In 1938, the Museum of Northern Arizona introduced a program to teach Hopi artists the silver overlay technique, in which they could reproduce their pottery designs. This allowed Hopi jewelers to break away from the earlier Navajo approach and designs. This box by Victor Coochwytewa, which features the corn plant and cloud design, used this process.

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