PRESTON MONONGYE - MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH

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PRESTON MONONGYE - MISSION/HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER MAN IN THE MAZE DISH:
$10000.00

COLLECTIBLE NATIVE AMERICAN HOPI TUFA CAST STERLING SILVER TURQUOISE & CORAL MAN IN THE MAZE DISH/BOWL WITH HANDLE - PRESTON MONONGYE
Details:Preston Monongye (Snow Chief) 1927-1987. 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 1970s.
Artist:Preston length 5-3/8", 3-1/4" wide or diameter of the bowl, 1-7/16" widebowl height 1-1/16". Handle height is 2-3/16"Weight:216 GramsCondition:Excellent
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