Vintage Navajo Jewelry Hallmarks

Colorado native ben yazzie is a very famous native american jewelry artisan ben has been making wonderful american handcrafted silver jewelry since the early 1970s.

Vintage navajo jewelry hallmarks.

It would be another 100 years after that before it was common for navajo silversmiths to use a hallmark. Welcome to my website. Hopi artists will usually use a symbol something like a snowflake or sun for example. Free shipping on many items.

Of course there are some exceptions and some artists adopted the use of a hallmark in the early 20 th century. Hallmarks just like the style of jewelry the markings on the backside can help to identify. Women s longer vintage navajo turquoise sterling silver squash blossom necklace. Ben yazzie has made fine silver and turquoise jewelry for many many famous country musicians such as charlie daniels dwight yokham the mcentire sisters mark wills and many more ben yazzie and his beautiful wife work together.

2020 03 see here. 3600 hallmarks pictured at this date. Hallmarks of the southwest by barton wright hopi silver by margaret wright zuni. Roger skeets will use an r and s stamp on the back of his work.

Offering vintage old pawn and recent native american indian jewelry along with southwest silver and turquoise jewelry bracelets necklaces watch bands watch faces watch cuffs bolos earrings concho belts and belt buckles. Hopi hallmark a symbol. Last update on this website. The art the people vols.

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Indian native american jewelry artists hallmarks southwest shops trademarks. To research native american hallmarks in general we recommend the following reference books. 1 2 3 by barbara bell american indian jewelry i ii by gregory shaaf and native american southwestern silver hallmarks by. Symbol hallmarks the idea of signing or marking an art piece has been around for a long time however it wasn t until the late 1970 s that it was common practice among native american jewelry artists.