{"title":"Verma Nequatewa\/SONWAI","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/5794\/3296\/files\/Verma_Nequatewa_SONWAI_2026.jpg?v=1792827544\" alt=\"Verma Nequatewa\/SONWAI\" width=\"300\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerma was born in 1949 in the village of Hotevilla on the Hopi reservation, Arizona. After high school, she began silverwork in 1967 under her uncle, the renowned artist Charles Loloma (1922–1991). She then spent about 20 years, until the late 1980s, supporting Loloma's jewelry production at a workshop built near his home. Loloma's workshop closed in 1988, three years before his death. Incidentally, “loloma” means “beautiful” in Hopi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerma then began making jewelry with her own designs, as if carrying on Loloma's designs. “Sonwai” is a Hopi word meaning feminine “beauty,” and she is said to have chosen this name out of respect for her uncle. Making full use of multicolor inlay, in which colorful mineral materials such as turquoise, coral, sugilite and lapis lazuli are hand-cut and fitted together like a puzzle, as well as tufa casting, she creates work that sets her apart from other Hopi jewelry artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerma has said:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Charles showed me that the beauty in the Hopi environment, culture and ceremonies is all around us. My joy is combining the elements, ideas and materials that are now part of daily life to make the finest work, and letting many people see and feel a part of Hopi.”\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lew105601","title":"Multistone Inlay Lander Blue Turquoise Band Ring by Verma Nequatewa (Sonwai) \/ Japan Size 19","description":"A band ring commissioned from Sonwai, a leading Hopi jewelry artist and niece of the master jeweler Charles Loloma.\u003cbr\u003eLONGBRANCH supplied the Lander Blue turquoise and requested the inlay work for which Verma is known.\u003cbr\u003eThis ring was featured in the 2007 collection of Sonwai's work, Vison of Sonwai, published in a limited edition of 2,500 copies.\u003cbr\u003eMaterials: Sterling silver and 18K gold (turquoise bezel)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Japanese ring size 19; face height 1.9 cm\u003cbr\u003eStone: Lander Blue turquoise (9.7 carats)\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Verma Nequatewa (Hopi)","brand":"Verma Nequatewa\/SONWAI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736485826816,"sku":"LEW105601","price":1078000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/5794\/3296\/files\/ref1649315189_200.jpg?v=1792717747"},{"product_id":"swi200101","title":"Back Inlaid Tufa Cast Lander Blue Turquoise Bracelet by Verma Nequatewa (Sonwai) \/ Size M","description":"A special bracelet by Sonwai, a leading Hopi jewelry artist and niece of Charles Loloma, made using turquoise supplied by LONGBRANCH.\u003cbr\u003eThe base is formed in tufa-cast silver, a traditional technique also used by Loloma, with inlay work on the inside of the bracelet.\u003cbr\u003eThe piece embodies the spirit of Loloma's idea that the convictions he held most strongly resided within.\u003cbr\u003eMaterials: Sterling silver and 18K gold (turquoise bezel)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Inside circumference 14.5 cm; width 1.8 cm; opening 2.7 cm; thickness 0.4 cm\u003cbr\u003eStone: Lander Blue turquoise (8.7 carats)\u003cbr\u003eInlay stones: Kingman turquoise, coral, lapis lazuli and sugilite\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Verma Nequatewa (Hopi)","brand":"Verma Nequatewa\/SONWAI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736495100160,"sku":"SWI200101","price":2200000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/5794\/3296\/files\/ref1598345864_200.jpg?v=1792717779"},{"product_id":"swi100101","title":"Tufa Cast Lander Blue Turquoise V-Shaped Ring by Verma Nequatewa (Sonwai) \/ Japan Size 18","description":"A V-shaped ring by Sonwai, a leading Hopi jewelry artist and niece of Charles Loloma, made with turquoise supplied by LONGBRANCH.\u003cbr\u003eThe ring uses traditional tufa casting, a technique also used by Loloma.\u003cbr\u003eMaterials: Sterling silver and 18K gold (turquoise bezel)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Japanese ring size 18; face height 3.2 cm; thickness 0.2 cm\u003cbr\u003eStone: Lander Blue turquoise (6.45 carats)\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Verma Nequatewa (Hopi)","brand":"Verma Nequatewa\/SONWAI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736559522048,"sku":"SWI100101","price":1100000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/5794\/3296\/files\/ref1598344867_200.jpg?v=1792718119"},{"product_id":"lew205701","title":"Back Inlaid Tufa Cast Lander Blue Turquoise Bracelet by Verma Nequatewa (Sonwai) \/ Size M","description":"Verma Nequatewa (Sonwai) is the niece of Charles Loloma, a master among Hopi jewelry artists, and is herself a top Hopi jewelry artist. LONGBRANCH provided her with 24-carat Lander Blue turquoise, known as “Royal Web,” and she made this special bracelet with a base of tufa-cast silver, a traditional technique Loloma once used, and inlay work on the back of the bracelet.\u003cbr\u003eLoloma once said, “The spirit I assert so strongly dwells within me.” This bracelet is an artwork that embodies that spirit.\u003cbr\u003eMaterials: Sterling silver and 18K gold (turquoise bezel)\u003cbr\u003eStone: Lander Blue turquoise (24 carats)\u003cbr\u003eStones: Kingman turquoise, coral, lapis lazuli and sugilite (inlay section)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Inside circumference 14.8 cm; maximum width 3.9 cm; opening 2.8 cm; thickness 0.4 cm\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Verma Nequatewa (SONWAI) (Hopi)","brand":"Verma Nequatewa\/SONWAI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736592519424,"sku":"LEW205701","price":5500000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/5794\/3296\/files\/ref1659059475_200.jpg?v=1792718387"},{"product_id":"swi100201","title":"Multistone Inlay Band Ring by Verma Nequatewa (Sonwai) \/ Japan Size 19","description":"A silver-base multi-stone inlay ring ordered in March 2024, when we met Sonwai, a top Hopi jewelry artist and the niece of the Hopi master Charles Loloma.\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Sterling silver\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Japanese ring size 19; height 1.5 cm; thickness 0.8 cm\u003cbr\u003eStones: Kingman turquoise, Lone Mountain turquoise and Fox turquoise\u003cbr\u003eStones: Lapis lazuli, coral and sugilite\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Verma Nequatewa (SONWAI) (Hopi)","brand":"Verma Nequatewa\/SONWAI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50736654811392,"sku":"SWI100201","price":1320000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/5794\/3296\/files\/ref1718085832_200.jpg?v=1792718836"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.longbranch-co.jp\/en\/collections\/verma-nequatewa-sonwai.oembed","provider":"LONGBRANCH","version":"1.0","type":"link"}