Sterling Silver Bear Pictorial Pin or Pendant [SOLD]
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- Category: Pins
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: sterling silver
- Size: 2” high x 2-¼” wide
- Item # C4697G SOLD
This sterling silver bear image with a multi-story pueblo building is signed with a pair of 90-degree crossed arrows, however, we have been unable to identify the artist to whom that belongs. The bear is humped with a high back, and his legs curve around to rounded edges.
Our attribution to a Hopi artist is based on two aspects of the pin/pendant. The item has the appearance of Hopi overlay jewelry except it is polished rather than having a matte finish. Secondly, the multi-story pueblo building is not likely the work of a Diné, but most likely that of a pueblo artisan.
Condition: very good condition with some scratches from wear
Provenance: this Sterling Silver Bear Pictorial Pin or Pendant is from the collection of a client from Santa Fe
Recommended Reading: The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry by Theda Bassman, Kiva Publishing
TAGS: Hopi Pueblo, jewelry
- Category: Pins
- Origin: Hopi Pueblo, Hopituh Shi-nu-mu
- Medium: sterling silver
- Size: 2” high x 2-¼” wide
- Item # C4697G SOLD
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