THE MAIN DESIGN ELEMENT IS KOKOPELLI, THE FERTILITY DEITY IN THE HOPI CULTURE. 2" X 1 1/4", AND WEIGHS APPROX.
THE WORK IS VERY TIGHT AND CLEAN, AS WOULD BE EXPECTED FROM SUCH AN ACCOMPLISHED SILVERSMITH AS BUEFORD DAWAHOYA. HE IS THE BROTHER OF BERNARD DAWAHOYA.
THIS IS A MARKET FRESH ESTATE PIECE, RECENTLY ACQUIRED FROM THE OLD ARIZONA ESTATE OF ITS ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAS BEEN TUCKED AWAY, UNWORN FOR DECADES. HOPI ARTS & CRAFTS GUILD MEMBER & MARK. Most items we sell are vintage and presumed to be'used', unless otherwise stated.Normal wear and tear is to be expected. Please study all of the pictures carefully, as they are an integral part of the item's description.
The item "OLD HOPI BUEFORD DAWAHOYA STERLING SILVER KOKOPELLI OVERLAY BELT BUCKLE, HOPI MRK" is in sale since Tuesday, August 7, 2018. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Other Native American Jewelry". The seller is "mf1456" and is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, China, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, Chile, Costa rica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guadeloupe, Jordan, Cambodia, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Paraguay, Uruguay, Sri lanka, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Maldives, Oman, Reunion, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica, Montserrat.