Vintage Hopi Sterling Silver Bear Earrings

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Vintage Hopi Sterling Silver
 Overlay Bear Paw Earrings
HK Item #E145 - Wire

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Authentic Hopi Pawn Jewelry

Hopi Vintage Sterling Silver Bead Earrings

Bear Paw overlay.

Type
Wire
Size
Hangs 1 5/8" long including earwires
1/2" wide at bottom
Hallmarks
STERLING
Artist's mark
Artist
Unknown Hopi

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Vintage Hopi Sterling Silver
Overlay Bear Paw Earrings
E145 - Wire-Style

$35 plus s/h

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What is Overlay?

Overlay pieces are made of two layers. The bottom layer is a solid sterling silver piece. The top layer has a cutout design. The cutout is placed over the bottom layer and the two pieces are "sweated" together, that is heated so that they become one.

The bottom layer (background to the cutout) is usually accented. The Navajo silversmiths oxidize the bottom layer which darkens it. Hopi silversmiths oxidize and etch the background (texturize it) with hashmarks.

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