Hopi Village Collar Necklace
Tribe: Hopi
Item #NK04936
Sterling Silver Overlay Collar Necklace by Hopi silversmith Ricky Coochwytewa. This dramatic, museum-quality piece features a detailed Hopi pueblo village scene rendered in traditional Hopi overlay technique across the central panel, with stylized rain clouds and stepped motifs on the flanking panels. The necklace is composed of three hinged overlay segments on a handmade silver link chain and measures approximately 24” inches in total length. Marked on the reverse with Ricky Coochwytewa’s hallmark and the Kopavi stamp.
Ricky Coochwytewa, the son of Victor Coochwytewa continues his father’s mastery of composition, symmetry, and symbolism, offering a powerful visual narrative rooted in Hopi tradition.
Part of the historic Kopavi Collection, this necklace has never been previously owned.
Number of Strands: 1
Necklace Length: 24”
- Size
- 24″ length
- Era
- Contemporary
- Metal
- Sterling Silver
- Technique
- Overlay
About the artist
Hopi Silversmith, Bear Clan — “Talahongnaya” — Artist’s Hallmark: Bear paw symbol With the rising light of each dawn, Ricky Coochwytewa—whose Hopi name Talahongnaya means “Posting the Prayer Feathers with the Sun”—carries forward the...
See all pieces by Ricky Coochwytewa →Family owned in Sedona since 1976
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