Mansfield, Vern, Jr.
Vern Mansfield, Jr. learned to smith classic Hopi overlay designs from his father Vernon Mansfield, Sr. Vern, Jr.'s brother, Verden, is also a silversmith. This renowned Hopi smithing family hails from Shungopavi on Second Mesa. Vern, Jr. hallmarks his pieces with a pictographic stamp showing one quadrant of a spider web. Vern, Jr. has been smithing silver since the early nineties.
Vern Mansfield, Jr. learned to smith classic Hopi overlay designs from his father Vernon Mansfield, Sr. Vern, Jr.'s brother, Verden, is also a silversmith. This renowned Hopi smithing family hails from Shungopavi on Second Mesa. Vern, Jr. hallmarks his pieces with a pictographic stamp showing one quadrant of a spider web. Vern, Jr. has been smithing silver since the early nineties.
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