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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.

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

Pottery signatures

Signed on the base

266 potters’ signatures in the record, 17 of them photographed. Tap one to compare it with the base of your pot.

249 more are recorded by name below and in the full index.

Pottery signature reference

Pueblo & Southwest Pottery Signatures by Nation

This reference records 266 pottery signatures for potters from 19 pueblos and nations as recorded, listed below by nation and A to Z within each.

How Pueblo potters sign their work

A potter’s signature is the name, initials or symbol a potter writes or incises on a piece. Of the 266 entries here, 266 record a written or incised signature, 108 include the name of the pueblo in the signature, and 62 record a pictured symbol beside or in place of a name.

Signing was not always the practice. Wikipedia’s article on Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso notes that her and Julian Martinez’s “oldest works were all unsigned,” that “the pieces signed as ‘Marie’ were made between 1923 and 1925,” and that “Marie + Julian” remained the signature until Julian’s death in 1943. A signature can therefore help place a piece in time as well as point to its maker. (Source: Wikipedia, “Maria Martinez”)

A signature is a lead to a maker, not proof of who made a piece: family members can sign alike, and one signature can be recorded for more than one potter. 4 entries are marked “Possible attribution” because the record links the signature to the potter in hedged or unconfirmed terms. To match a mark you are holding, use identify a mark; to send us a mark that is missing, use submit a mark. Our guide explains how to read a hallmark, and the full index includes silversmiths too.

Santa Clara (47)

Every entry recorded as Santa Clara

Hopi-Tewa (37)

Every entry recorded as Hopi-Tewa

Acoma (36)

Every entry recorded as Acoma

San Ildefonso (29)

Every entry recorded as San Ildefonso

Navajo (Diné) (23)

Every entry recorded as Navajo (Diné)

Cochiti (17)

Every entry recorded as Cochiti

Hopi (16)

Every entry recorded as Hopi

Jemez (15)

Every entry recorded as Jemez

Laguna (10)

Every entry recorded as Laguna

Zuni (10)

Every entry recorded as Zuni

Zia (9)

Every entry recorded as Zia

Kewa (Santo Domingo) (8)

Every entry recorded as Kewa (Santo Domingo)

Ohkay Owingeh (5)

Every entry recorded as Ohkay Owingeh

Isleta (3)

Every entry recorded as Isleta

Maricopa (Piipaash) (1)

Nambe (1)

San Felipe (1)

Every entry recorded as San Felipe

Santa Ana (1)

Taos (1)

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.

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