Navajo and Hopi Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelets
second half 20th century
lot of 4, includes:
a pair of tufa cast cuffs with lizard petroglyphs; marked WIKVIYA HOPI for Steve Wikvia LaRance (Hopi-Assiniboine, b. 1958)
cuff width 1-1/4 inches, interior circumference 6-1/4 inches + gap length 1-1/8 inches, weight 50.0 dwt.
cuff width 1-1/4 inches, interior circumference 5-1/2 inches + gap length 1 inch, weight 61.2 dwt.
an example with large scalloped edges and featuring two rows of star repousse; marked illegible letter PLATERO STERLING
cuff width 1-1/2 inches, interior circumference 5-1/4 inches + gap length 1-1/8 inches, weight 60..8 dwt.
a traditional heavily stamped example; marked RON BEDONIE STERLING (Navajo, b. 1967)
cuff width 1 inch, interior circumference 5-1/4 inches + gap length 1 inch. weight 54.3 dwt.
