Bernard Dawahoya (1937-2010) - Hopi - Silver Overlay Watchband with Pictorial Designs c. 1960-70s, size 8.5

106.9g, 2" bandwidth, size 8.5. Artist hallmark on verso. The watch accompanying this piece does not function. Ex Arizona collection. The previous owner acquired this piece directly from the artist in Flagstaff, Arizona during the 1980s. Her husband was the former owner of a multi-generational Native American arts and crafts business, starting with his grandparents. During his life, he worked as an educator, Assistant to the Director of the Lowie Museum of Anthropology (now Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum), and Director of the Arizona State Museum, all while maintaining his family business until his passing in 2008.