History of the Hopi Silver Jewelry Originally, the beautiful designs on Hopi silver jewelry were stamped on, or even cast. Somewhere along the line, Hopi silversmiths started a process called overlay. Using two sheets of stainless steel, the design was cut out on one sheet. Then after careful soldering, the sheets were fused together and…
History of Hopi Indian Jewelry Hopi Indians are known as peaceful and trace their ancestry to the Anasazi. These were the initial inhabitants of the prehistoric Four Corners. The population of the Hopi nation is approximately 8,500 and they border the Navajo reservation, which is located in the northeastern Arizona. The Hopi tradition homeland consists…
Hopi overlay jewelry is crafted by the Hopi tribe of Native Americans. The Hopi overlay jewelry is painstakingly designed by combining layers of silver with intricate scrollwork carefully carved in. This beautiful technique is used to craft bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings. History of Hopi Overlay Jewelry The Hopi Native American tribe learned the art…