Hi, I bought this Hopi style ring and a street antique faire because I liked it, it fits perfectly, it is easy to wear, it was so well made, and the price was affordable. I got home and looked up the hallmark and learned that rain clouds are often on imitation imports.
What do you think I have here?
Is the symbol water or something else. I just fell in love without even considering that.
There is a very slight curve to the top that makes it fit perfectly.
Thanks for looking.
Looks similar to several marks on art.amerindien but no match. Does not look like the fake marks.
The image captures a rare meteorological phenomenon known as KelvinâHelmholtz clouds, or billow clouds, which resemble rolling ocean waves.
They are named after the scientists Lord Kelvin and Hermann von Helmholtz, who studied the physics behind this type of fluid dynamics.
These clouds form due to wind shear, a condition where two different layers of air move at varying speeds, with the upper layer typically moving much faster than the lower layer.
This difference in speed causes the top of the cloud layer to be âscooped upâ into the distinctive, evenly spaced wave-like patterns.
The presence of KelvinâHelmholtz clouds is often an indicator of atmospheric turbulence.
Without provenance itâs impossible to know who made it, or if there is an associated tribal affiliation. Generally, this is fashioned in a Hopi style, and the saw work is pretty clean, but the background stamping looks more than slightly âoff âof what one sees in genuine Hopi, and the linear stampwork isnât as clean and pristine.
Best guess is this is cut from a production template traced on to the silver and likely one of many produced in batches of 10 or so. Typical of jewelry produced in and around Gallup NM by hand made jewelry manufacturers for resale to dealers, and âIndian Shopsâ.
raincloud with 5 down rain lines.
often faked/imitated , your mileage may vary.
deeper research suggested
As Steve has pointed out, this does not look like an original artistâs hallmark. Looks to me like something where the silversmith was handed an original ring with an instruction like âMake me 20 of these, and make sure it has a hallmark like this on themâ.This happens all the time, and for some shops itâs standard operating procedure.
this ring has a split shank, similar hallmark not botched and the crude background hash/chisel marks
bottom line: it may or may not be, but you bought for fit & enjoyment so enjoy!
We saw waves kind of like that this summer!
@WaterWays, Iâm not sure that itâs actually Hopi either, but I really like it. To me that looks like a single stamp that was done several times and they overlap.
