Silver overlay cuff bracelet with turquoise

Maker Paul Saufkie (Native American, 1898 - 1993)

Dateca. 1950

CultureHopi

Geographic OriginArizona

MediumSilver, turquoise

Credit LinePurchase 2017 Mr. and Mrs. William V. Griffin Fund and Thomas L. Raymond Bequest Fund

Object number2017.57.2

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Object NameBracelet

Title Details

Descriptive Title Silver overlay cuff bracelet with turquoise

InscriptionsSymbol stamped on versoMarks and Labels/Stampsstamped on back in center with the Sun Face mark of the Hopi Silver Craft Guild, flanked by two of Saufkie's personal "snow cloud" mark (small block-like mark having a triangle with three vertical lines beneath, and an asymmetrical geometric "chimney" at the top). The Sun Face is also stamped into the exterior terminals of the cuff.

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