COLLECTIBLE NATIVE AMERICAN HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER TURQUOISE & CORAL MAN IN THE MAZE DISH/BOWL WITH HANDLE by PRESTON MONONGYE. A master artisan adopted by the Monongye family in Hopi. Through-out his long career, he became an accomplished wood carver and painter. After he turned to silver design, he won numerous awards for his “new Indian art” designs. He is one of the major innovator’s of modern Indian jewelry design. He was a master of tufa casting who preferred to work with silver while collaborating with others on inlay and on stonework. Stone and inlay collaborators include Monongye’s son, Jesse and Lee Yazzie. Monongye taught silversmithing at the Phoenix Indian Center in the mid 1970’s. Period: 1970’s-1980’s. Measurements: Overall length 5-3/8″, 3-1/4″ wide or diameter of the bowl, 1-7/16 wide. Handle height is 2-3/16. Be the proud owner of this elegant handcrafted Native American dish. The item “MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH by PRESTON MONONGYE” is in sale since Friday, February 09, 2018. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Ethnic, Regional & Tribal\Native American\Other Native American Jewelry”. The seller is “azhistoricaltreasure” and is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Jewelry Type: Dishes Bowls Trays
- Metal: Sterling Silver
- Metal Purity: .925, Sterling
- Country of Origin: United States
- Tribal Affiliation: Mission/Hopi
- Signed?: Signed
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Artisan: Preston Monongye
- Main Stone: Turquoise Coral