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Specializing in Hopi Indian Jewelry, Hopi Jewelry, Hopi silver, Hopi silver jewelry, Hopi silver overlay jewelry including Hopi buckles and Hopi Bolo ties.
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Hopi Bracelets
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Two views of this "coin silver" bracelet expertly crafted by Hopi Silversmith, Gerald Lomaventema. (Please click on Gerald's name to learn more about his work with coin silver!) A large piece
of Apache Blue Turquoise is the centerpiece, surrounded by prayer feather, cloud and rain designs. This piece measures 6 1/4 inches around the inside,
which includes a 1 inch opening, is 5/8 of an inch wide and 1/4 of an inch thick. A heavy 2.6 ounce piece, which carries Gerald's Clan symbol and hallmark, the Bear Paw on the
inside.
962-30015
$950.00
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We are delighted to share with you the work of Hopi Silversmith, Hale Kahe. Hale created this lovely satin-finished bracelet, with the design he describes as "Migration
Clouds...Coming Storm". This piece is 1 inch wide and a total of 7 inches around the inside, which includes a generous 1 1/4 inch opening. Hale's initials are his hallmark and are etched on the inside.
962-30022 $350.00
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This lovely 1/2 inch wide bracelet was created by Hopi Silversmith, Clinessia Lucas, who calls this the "Hopi Bamboo Bracelet" The explanation of the design in her own
words: "Hopi bamboo sticks represent the Hopi migration from the 3rd world to this world. We learned to use bamboo as a planting stick from one of the tribes we came across in the migration.
We also learned about reed and tobacco. As we all did our journey to this new world that the Creator and Mother Earth gave to us, we also have to give back to them through prayer and songs. When
the men go to the kiva, they smoke to their planting sticks with Hopi tobacco for the rain clouds to help nurture the plants to reach the harvest season." This piece measures 6 7/8 inches around the inside, which includes a 1 1/8 inch opening. Clinessia's hallmark is stamped on the inside, which she also explains, " The hall mark is representing my Father's and Mother's Clan the Bear Paw with a C for my first name Clinessia and the Corn is the L for my last name Lucas"
962-30034 $300.00
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Two turtles, prayer shrines and clouds are featured on this 1/4 of an inch wide, highly polished bracelet by Hopi
Silversmith, Weaver Selina. The total inner dimension measures 6 1/4 inches,
which includes a 7/8 of an inch opening. Weaver's Rising Sun hallmark is stamped on the
inside.
962-10070
$385.00
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Three pictures were needed to see all of the sides of this impressive tufa cast bracelet created by a
Hopi Silversmith of the next generation, Jerolyn Honwytewa. Jerolyn took classes from her father,
Gerald Lomaventema, where she learned this technique (and so much more). Tufa is a volcanic, porous and finely textured stone. The artist carves the design into a stone mold and pours the
molten silver into it. The designs on this piece include flowers and clouds, with a centerpiece of Royston turquoise. The bracelet measures 1 inch wide and a total of 6 3/4 inches around the inside, which includes the 1 inch opening. Jerolyn's hallmark, a Cornstalk, is stamped on
the inside.
962-10010
$895.00
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We are pleased to offer the expertly crafted and beautifully spiritual work of husband and wife Silversmiths, Ray Kyasyousie and Dorothy
Poleyma-Kyasyousie. The bracelets featured below each have a highly polished surface, extremely small designs, which are precise in their cutting and tell stories of important aspects of being and living
at Hopi. Ray's pieces are hallmarked with his RK initials and Dorothy's hallmark is a stylized DP, which appear on the reverse side.
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"The Kokopelli is the representative of fertility. They pray and play their flutes to Tawa-ee-Ta-na (Sun, our Father) to
bless us with rain for our corn. Corn is the main food by which Hopi survive. When we came up from the 'si-pa-pu' (entrance into the fourth world) the people were given corn, a planting stick and a jar
of water by Ma-sau the deity who this world belongs. He said if we are able and willing to toil and to live a simple life by using the tools he gave us, we were welcome to stay..the easy life in the third
world led to corruption and then the destruction of that world." (As told to us by Dorothy Poleyma-Kyasyousie)
This highly polished bracelet measures 1/2 of an inch wide and is a total of 6 5/8 inches around the inside, which includes the 1 inch opening. Beautifully crafted by Ray Kyasyousie!
961-30217 $270.00
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A turtle surrounded by friendship marks and prayer feathers is the featured design on this satin-finished bracelet
by Hopi Silversmith, Weaver Selina. The piece measures 1/2 of an inch wide and a total of 6 1/4 inches
around the inside, which includes the 1 inch opening. Weaver's Rising Sun hallmark is stamped on the inside. Excellent
craftsmanship!
962-10007
$235.00
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A bold designed piece by Hopi Silversmith, Anderson Koinva. Very highly polished and measuring 3/4 of an inch wide and a total of 6 5/8 inches around the inside, which includes a 7/8 of an inch opening. Anderson's hallmark, the Rising Sun and a Snake is stamped on the inside.
961-80021 $300.00
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We are pleased to offer some lovely Hopi bracelets by Silversmith, Tim Mowa. Each of them have a satin finish and carry Tim's hallmark, an inverted triangle representing the Sun's
Mouth on the reverse side.
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A slightly narrower bracelet at 3/8 of an inch, features a classic wave and cloud design. With a 3/4 of an inch opening,
the total inside dimension is 6 1/4 inches. Beautifully crafted by Hopi Silversmith, Tim Mowa, whose inverted triangle representing the Sun's Mouth appears on the
inside.
961-40047
$120.00
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This highly polished women's watchband was created by the late Hopi Silversmith, Bernard Dawahoya. Bernard's bold designs are easily recogizable. Shown here, the design shows prayer sticks with a
prayer feather flying from it to carry the prayers of the People to the heavens. The tips measure 1/2 inch at the widest part by 1 inch end to end. Bernard's Snow Cloud hallmark is stamped on
the
underside.
bd1601
$285.00
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Notes About Bracelet Sizing:
In the description, we use the
phrase "measures...a total of XX inches around the inside, which includes the XX inch opening". This "total" would equal the measurement of a tape measure placed around the wrist comfortably, or placed
around the inside (including the opening) of an existing bracelet that fits well.
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