Read the stamp
Hopi jewelry marks
Among Hopi jewelry marks, that construction can help describe a piece, while the maker’s pictograph or name supplies the attribution clue.
Artist signature and construction
Look for a named artist or workshop pictograph. Overlay work uses a cut upper silver sheet over a lower surface. That construction can help describe a piece, while the maker’s pictograph or name supplies the attribution clue.
What to check next
Photograph the back of a pendant, buckle or cuff as well as its front. Keep the artist signature, any shop mark and the silver-standard wording together. Compare the exact mark arrangement with named artist examples.