Water wave, rain cloud design
Sterling silver

Overlay jewelry is made of sterling silver. The Hopi Indian artisans have been making sterling jewelry since the 1900's. Overlay jewelry was started in the mid fifties. Overlay is comprised of two layers of silver, a top design is usually a symbol centered around the universe of Hopi. These designs are cut out with a fine cutting blades and soldered onto a second layer, thus referred to as Overlay Jewelry.

Each product is handmade. Each design is created by the artist and is usually the only one that can duplicate the design. The personal hallmarks are then stamped in the back for markings which usually represent the clan or name of the artist.

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