Attributed to Bernard Dawahoya Gorget Overlay Necklace

Bernard Dawahoya

Attributed to Bernard Dawahoya Gorget Overlay Necklace, Jewelry by Bernard  Dawahoya
  • Dawahoya necklace
  • Hopi overlay gorget
Savvy Price $2,000.00
Gallery Price $2,800.00
Title
Attributed to Bernard Dawahoya Gorget Overlay Necklace
Artist
Bernard Dawahoya
Medium
Sterling silver
Troy ounces
1.83 troy ounces
Signed
Hopi Crafts mark
Date of creation
Circa 1960's
Condition
Excellent
Provenance
KW
Gram weight
57 grams
About The Attributed to Bernard Dawahoya Gorget Overlay Necklace

Elements influencing jeweler's attribution:

1)  style of fabrication

2)  background treatment

3)  unique scroll with rounded tip

4)  bird face eye treatment

 

Hand-made chain can be lengthened.

About Bernard Dawahoya

(1935-2010) Bernard Dawahoya (Masqueva, Little Sun) of the Snow clan created jewelry as early at the 1950's.

This Hopi silversmith was taught by Washington Talayumptewa and Sidney Sekakuku, his uncles. He also took classes at the Hopi Silvercraft Cooperative Guild.

Dawahoya won his first 1st place ribbon in 1971.  In 1998 he was designated an Arizona Living Treasure.  He was known for these decorative elements:  Hopi Snake Dancer, Crow Mother, Mudheads, Kokopelli, eagles, roadrunners, corn plants as well as a man in the maze. 

Dawahoya's work is included in the permanent collections of the Peabody Museum at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Other Works By Bernard Dawahoya:
  • Kokopelli & Corn Stalk Buckle, Jewelry by Bernard  Dawahoya
Cultures

American Indian, Hopi

Medium

Jewelry

Subject

Keywords

Bernard Dawahoya, Dawahoya necklace, Hopi overlay gorget