Bernard Dawahoya


	Specializing in Hopi Silver Jewelry


	Specializing in Hopi Indian Jewelry, Hopi Jewelry, Hopi silver


	Please meet two special friends as photographed in 2000, Bernard Dawahoya and his wife Alice............


	Bernard, or Masaqueva (his Hopi name which means Wings of the Sun), was born in the Second Mesa village of Shungopavi, is a member of the Snow Clan, and is a village leader. He is a man of many talents and is skilled in many of the traditional Hopi crafts but has focused primarily on silversmithing since he was a teenager.

Bernard has long been recognized as a master silversmith and his work is easily recognized by his unique, bold and crisp designs, the heavy weight silver he uses, and the precise matting (texturing) he tools into the negative areas of his designs. He has developed the design elements he uses on his jewelry over the years; they are symbolic of Hopi beliefs, history, and culture. Bernard is a wonderful story teller and there is nothing more enjoyable and intriguing than listening to him explain the stories behind his designs. Many examples of his work can be viewed in museums from California to New York and can also be seen in numerous publications.


	Bernard stamps each piece he makes with his hallmark, a Snow Cloud, as shown here (larger than actual size).


	Alice shows her artistic sense and creative abilities in the extraordinary coiled baskets she crafts. Pictured here is an example of a finely made, eleven inch in diameter, plaque showing the Pahlik Mana, the Butterfly Maiden.






	Alice and Bernard have raised two daughters, Berna and Carol and enjoy a granddaughter, three grandsons and a great-grandson. They put their hearts into what they do and, as is often expressed to people who have purchased pieces of their jewelry, "may you treasure and wear them in good health".

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