Sonwai Opal, Lapis Lazuli, Sugilite, Turquoise, Coral, and 18K Gold, c. 2000


Sonwai Opal, Lapis Lazuli, Sugilite, Turquoise, Coral, and 18K Gold, c. 2000
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Description: A pair of opal, lapis lazuli, sugilite, turquoise, coral and 18 karat gold earrings, by Sonwai (Hopi), circa 2000.
Marks: Signed SONWAI and marked with artist's hallmark and 18.
Dimensions: 1.16” x 0.9” x 0.17”.
Weight: 25.54 grams.
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Biography
Verma Nequatewa is a Hopi master jeweler. She was born in 1949 in the same place where she currently lives and works - at Hotevilla, a village on Third Mesa, a part of the Hopi reservation near Holbrook, Arizona.