Hopi silversmith solders the cut design to the blank underplate

The Hopi silversmith is unsurpassed as a skilled craftsman, primarily concerned with beauty of design and meticulous workmanship to achieve the restrained loveliness of Hopi jewelry. Turquoise is used sparingly. Here the smith solders the cut design to the blank under-plate to fashiona typical overlay bracelet. Linhof 4X5 camera, Anscochrome film, 135mm Wide field Ektar lens, Electronic Speed flash (2 lights). A man in a blue button-up shirt and brown floral head scarf in front of a work bench. He is holding a soldering iron and working on a strip of metal."