Eddie Scott Kohtalawva has captivated us with his work for more than 20 years, since LONGBRANCH was founded in 1997, and he still creates jewelry energetically even though he is now over 70. His clan is the Badger Clan, the same as Charles Loloma, a master of Indian jewelry. Eddie inherited the inlay work that Loloma, though Hopi, innovatively pursued in his lifetime and that was not seen in Hopi jewelry of the time, and he continues to create work with his own designs combining overlay work and inlay work. He is an artist with rare talent in today's Hopi jewelry world. The bracelet introduced here is one of the first pieces LONGBRANCH acquired when we first met Eddie. Inlay work is set at the center of the bracelet, and deep overlay work forms a sun face design on both sides, showing Eddie's style to the full. This bracelet was also published as one of Eddie's works in the profile section on page 206 of the English-language book “American Indian Jewelry I” by Gregory Schaaf (see photo). Material: Sterling silver Stones: Kingman turquoise, coral, lapis lazuli and deer horn Dimensions: Inside circumference 15 cm; maximum width 3.2 cm; opening 2.8 cm; thickness 0.3 cm Artist: Eddie Scott Kohtalawva (Hopi)
