Makers & marks
223 makers · 6 nations · 1,061 pieces in the case · 1,530 hallmarks
Look up a Native American artist, a hallmark stamped on silver, or a signature under a bowl, and see the work by that hand that is in the case today.
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- 1,061
- pieces in the case today
- 223
- makers with work here
- 1,530
- published hallmarks and signatures
- 471
- stamps photographed to browse
- Every mark labelled Documented or Possible
- A maker is named only where the record supports it
- Certificate of authenticity with every piece we represent as Native American-made
Nations
Marks and makers by nation
The line shows how much of each nation’s work is in the case today.
- Diné (Navajo)797 marks · 149 makers1,146 pieces in the case
- A:shiwi (Zuni)231 marks · 40 makers130 pieces in the case
- Hopi177 marks · 25 makers140 pieces in the case
- Santa Clara48 marks
- Kewa (Santo Domingo)40 marks · 3 makers51 pieces in the case
- Haak'u (Acoma)37 marks · 4 makers9 pieces in the case
- Hopi-Tewa37 marks
- San Ildefonso29 marks
- Kotyit (Cochiti)24 marks1 piece in the case
- Jemez16 marks
- Kawaika (Laguna)11 marks · 1 maker4 pieces in the case
- Katishtya (San Felipe)9 marksNothing in the case today
- Zia9 marks
- Shiewhibak (Isleta)7 marksNothing in the case today
- Ohkay Owingeh6 marks
Nations are given as recorded. A mark is a lead to a maker, not proof of who made a piece; when we cannot support a maker’s name, a piece is credited by its nation and craft only.
