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Hallmark & pottery signature reference

Silver Hallmarks and Pottery Signatures Recorded as Navajo (Diné)

This reference records 719 entries (704 silversmith hallmarks and 15 pottery signatures) whose recorded nation includes Navajo (Diné). Of these, 244 include a photograph of the mark, 561 have a transcribed mark text, and 191 are possible attributions rather than a documented one.

Not every stamp on Navajo silver is a maker's mark. The Heard Museum notes that Navajo smiths made their stamps from iron tools such as nails and files, and that over time stamping “became the primary method of decorating silver.” (Source: Heard Museum, Southwest Silverwork, 1850–1940)

A hallmark records who is believed to have used a stamp; on its own it does not establish who made a particular piece. Our guide explains how to read a silversmith hallmark, and the full hallmark index can be searched by name or mark text. Potters from every nation recorded are listed together in the pottery signatures section.

Silversmith hallmarks recorded as Navajo (Diné), A to Z

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Pottery signatures recorded as Navajo (Diné), A to Z

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This reference is informational only. We do not offer an authentication service for hallmarks or for pieces bought elsewhere; we authenticate only the items we sell. The Humiovi is not affiliated with the artists listed.