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MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE
MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE
MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE
MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE
MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE
MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE
MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE
MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE
MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE
MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE
MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE

MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE

$ 2112

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Metal: Sterling Silver
  • Jewelry Type: Dishes Bowls Trays
  • Tribal Affiliation: Mission/Hopi
  • Ethnic & Regional Style: Native American
  • Signed?: Signed
  • Main Stone: Turquoise Coral
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: Pre-owned
  • Country of Origin: United States
  • Artisan: Preston Monongye
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Metal Purity: .925, Sterling

    Description

    COLLECTIBLE NATIVE AMERICAN HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER TURQUOISE & CORAL MAN IN THE MAZE DISH/BOWL WITH HANDLE by PRESTON MONONGYE
    Details:
    Preston Monongye (Snow Chief) 1927-1987. A master artisan adopted by the Monongye family in Hopi. Through-out his long career, he became an accomplished wood carver and painter. After he turned to silver design, he won numerous awards for his "new Indian art" designs. He is one of the major innovator's of modern Indian jewelry design.
    He was a master of tufa casting who preferred to work with silver while collaborating with others on inlay and on stonework. Stone and inlay collaborators include Monongye's son, Jesse and Lee Yazzie.
    Monongye taught silversmithing at the Phoenix Indian Center in the mid 1970's.
    Artist:
    Preston Monongye
    Tribe:
    Mission/Hopi
    Metal:
    Sterling Silver
    Period:
    1970's-1980's
    Measurements:
    Overall length 5-3/8", 3-1/4" wide or diameter of the bowl, 1-7/16" wide
    bowl height 1-1/16". Handle height is 2-3/16"
    Weight:
    216 Grams
    Condition:
    Excellent.
    Be the proud owner of this elegant handcrafted Native American dish
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