Hopi Sterling silver overlay style cuff bracelet with turquoise For Sale

Hopi Sterling silver overlay style cuff bracelet with turquoise No damage or significant wear. Fits up to a 6.5\" wrist, 1.25\" gap 29.6 grams.
[Overlay] The technique called overlay is a technique that cuts out the design drawn on the silver plate and pastes it on the underlying silver to create a three-dimensional pattern. Works combined with stampwork and cutting can also be seen, and beautiful Hopi jewelry using overlay techniques that have been improved to perfection has left many masterpieces up to the present day.
In the 1930s, Hopi writer [Paul Saufkie] Paul Sufuki (1904-1998) created the technology, in the 40s to 50s [Harry Sakyesva] Harry Sakiyesva (1922-1969?) and writers of the same age [ Allen Pooyouma (1922-2014), Victor Coochwytewa (1922-2011), etc., established it as one of the representative styles of Hopi. This work was produced in the maturing period of overlay technology, and boasts a high degree of perfection along with the taste of handmade due to the intricate cutting that reflects the artist\'s feelings.

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