First Man Pin and Pendant Sugilite Hogans (Traditional Navajo Eight-sided Homes)

Hogans (Traditional Navajo Eight-sided Homes)

Dean Siwingyumptewa (Snow Clan)

and Black Jade

Amy Quandelacy

Power Lines

First Man Pin and Pendant Sugilite Hogans (Traditional Navajo Eight-sided Homes)Sterling silver overlay pendant depicting the symbolic figure of First Man, from Phillip Honanies Emergence Jewelry series. Created in 1976 and based on Honanies original painting Emergence, the design reflects the origin story of the Hopi people emerging into the present world through Sipapu, the Hopi place of emergence. This stylized form represents the first adult male brought into existence and is rendered in precise overlay work, with bold