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F.P.4.91-14 - Pin, Ornament |
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Catalog Number: F.P.4.91-14
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| Object Name/Descriptor |
Pin, Ornament |
| Provenience |
North America, USA, Southwest |
| Culture/People/Style |
Hopi (Hopituh Shi-nu-mu) |
| Period |
c. 1950 |
| Date Collected |
August, 1990 |
| Date Accessioned |
August, 1990 |
| Material Type(s) |
Metal - Silver
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| Width (cm) |
3.2 |
| Diameter (cm) |
3.30 |
| Other Information |
Associated Text from the Native American Hall (1992-2006):
This little animal is borrowed from rock art. Like many of the designs incorporated directly into early Hopi overlay, it presented considerable technical difficulties for the silversmith.
Silver
Silversmithing is a recent art among the Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi of the Southwest. Today, three distinctive jewelry styles characterize the work of Navajo, Zuni, and Hopi jewelers. In each tribe, silversmiths have reworked this borrowed technology in terms of their own indigenous visual aesthetic.
Hopi
Although the Hopi began to work silver around 1900, the overlay technique, typical of their jewelry today, was not developed until after World War II. In connection with a class for Hopi veterans, designs from textiles, pottery, and rock art were adapted to the overlay technique to create a distinctively Hopi jewelry style. |
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