Hopi Sterling Silver Overlay Kachina Belt Buckle - Eddison Soohafyah (#02)
$850.00
Artist: Eddison Soohafyah
Hopi Jewelry
3" x 2 1/2"
Eddison Wadsworth Saahofyah is a Hopi artist with his home village at Shungopavi. He is a member of the corn clan. Eddison became a silversmith in 1984 and learned his craft from his father, Ted Wadsworth. His hallmark is a stylized H design, which represents the Lakota rain mark. With this buckle Eddison portrays the dance of the longhair kachina. The Angak'china is a bringer of gentle rains and flowers, his songs are melodious and his dance rhythmic and gracious. The dance occurs in the springtime and is quite popular with the Hopi people. With a steady hand, keen eye and creative style, Eddison portrays the long hair dance through the ancient streets of Shungopavi.
3" x 2 1/2"
Eddison Wadsworth Saahofyah is a Hopi artist with his home village at Shungopavi. He is a member of the corn clan. Eddison became a silversmith in 1984 and learned his craft from his father, Ted Wadsworth. His hallmark is a stylized H design, which represents the Lakota rain mark. With this buckle Eddison portrays the dance of the longhair kachina. The Angak'china is a bringer of gentle rains and flowers, his songs are melodious and his dance rhythmic and gracious. The dance occurs in the springtime and is quite popular with the Hopi people. With a steady hand, keen eye and creative style, Eddison portrays the long hair dance through the ancient streets of Shungopavi.
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Silversmith Work
When and how the Navajo acquired the art of working metals is unknown but there are reasons for supposing that it was introduced among them, or at least more developed and improved upon by them, since the time they have occupied their present country?