🗝️♟️🗝️Signed-Virgil Thomas/Hopi Crafts, Hopi Sterling Silver Overlay Cuff

🗝️♟️🗝️Signed-Virgil Thomas/Hopi Crafts, Hopi Sterling Silver Overlay Cuff Cuff features traditional Waves/Water and Cornstalk design. Markings Picto Hallmark for … Virgil Thomas/ Hopi Crafts Circa 1970s Tested as Sterling Silver Total Weight ~ 30.2 grams Cuff Length ~ 5 1/2” Cuff Gap ~ 1” Cuff Width ~ 3/4” * Virgil Thomas became an active silversmith in 1972 and continued until his early death in 1986. His specialty was the traditional Hopi silver overlay technique promoted by the Hopi Arts & Crafts Co-op Guild which was formed in 1947, after World War II, when returning Hopi servicemen were trained at a silversmithing school founded under the G.I. bill #7289GW Made in the USA Handmade Hand tooled Silver Aboriginal Native American Wearable Art Investment Collectible Legacy Jewelry Important