{"product_id":"hopi-pueblo-sterling-silver-overlay-cuff-bracelet-by-mark-tawahongva","title":"Hopi Pueblo Sterling Silver Overlay Cuff Bracelet By Mark Tawahongva","description":"\u003cp\u003eca. 1980s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5.875\" + 1.125\" Gap x 1.25\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand Crafted from Sterling Silver of a Maze Motif Design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMark Tawahongva (1948- ) was born at the Hopi Third Mesa village of Hotevilla, Arizona. He learned to make traditional style Hopi jewelry at the Hopi Silvercraft Cooperative Guild. In addition to being a jeweler, Tawahongva is a musician. He plays the bass fiddle in a band. The artist's hallmark is a small set of rabbit ears and the initials MT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe talented Hopi silversmith, Mark Tawahongva, was born in 1948 in the Third Mesa village of Hotevilla in Hopiland (Hopi Reservation). He is a member of the Rabbit and Tocacco clan. Mark’s interest in the arts led him first into music but several years ago he began to pursue a silversmithing career. He specializes in wide ban bracelets combining highly stylized traditional Hopi symbols into geometric designs. Mark has become known for his precise detail, which is evident in each of his hand crafted pieces. He currently spends most of his daylight hours making jewelry and many nights playing the bass fiddle with his band around Northern Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHopi overlay is a distinctive silversmithing technique developed in the 1940s, featuring two sterling silver layers. The top layer has a hand-cut design, which is soldered onto a bottom layer that is textured and oxidized (blackened) for contrast. The style highlights intricate, traditional symbols with a high-polished top and dark, recessed background.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antique American Indian Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46646363816101,"sku":"5224-0583","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/6071\/5685\/files\/5224-0583_1.jpg?v=1764968525","url":"https:\/\/antiqueamericanindianart.com\/products\/hopi-pueblo-sterling-silver-overlay-cuff-bracelet-by-mark-tawahongva","provider":"Antique American Indian Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}