Pendant in "overlay" technique · Kabotie, Michael - "Lomawywesa" (1942-2009), Hopi · ID: 3045863
sold
EUR 2,400
Provenance
collected 1962-2002Gisela Hoffmann, Würzburg, Germany
Size
D: 5 cm (disc-shaped pendant)
L: 60 cm
D: 2.0 inch (disc-shaped pendant)
L: 23.6 inch
Description
four parts, silver, turquoise, suede belts (four strands), engraved signature “Lomawywesa”, stamped “03”
Kabotie was active both as a painter and as a silversmith.
Lomawywesa’s technique consisted of layering two pieces of silver on top of one and other, cutting the design into the top layer, and oxidizing or blackening the bottom layer to fill the negative spaces and provide relief like depth.
The object Pendant in “overlay” technique with the object ID 3045863 was part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction on November 16, 2019. The object with the lot number 406 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,400 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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