Couldn’t make out the hallmark till I had it in my hands and have found very similar but not quite the same in Hougart. What age would you put on it and what would a buckle like this go for? Thanks!
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This is from Wright’s book, looks like you called it.
It is interesting because when you look up his work it is traditional Hopi overlay, not a piece like this that you think of Navajo first. Wright’s book has him beginning in 1973. This is a story about him from 2002, Native Indian Crafts - Philbert Poseyesva (Hobi Tribe) | Indian Craft Shop. If you could get a history of his hallmark that might help. In Hopi Silver it has the bear claw and a date 1986, I don’t know if that is saying it is when he started using this mark. Have fun learning more about the artist.
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Thanks Jason. You just identified one of my pieces also.