Katherine King
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Kim Messier:
While I am new to the marks of Native American jewelry I have learned a great deal from what I have read so far on your blog and thank you for this. After reading your blog on Lincoln Ambrose and Ambrose Roanhorse I could see that people are still confusing the marks and some pieces have the Roanhorse name rather than a mark. Would these pieces be marked incorrectly? K. King
Kim Messier
Katherine,
There is still some confusion over the two hallmarks, and there are some in the Indian jewelry industry who refuse to believe the corrected attributions. However, Ambrose Roanhorse did not sign every piece he made with the AR in a Horse hallmark, and some dealers are comfortable attributing unsigned pieces to A. Roanhorse by the age and style of work. A. Roanhorse did not sign any pieces with only his last name, so anything attributed to Ambrose Roanhorse with that hallmark would be incorrect. Also consider that there were, and still are, many Navajo silversmiths with the last name of Roanhorse, and they may use their last name as part of their hallmark.
Thank you for contacting me, and for your compliments of the blog posts.
Regards,
Kim Messier
There is still some confusion over the two hallmarks, and there are some in the Indian jewelry industry who refuse to believe the corrected attributions. However, Ambrose Roanhorse did not sign every piece he made with the AR in a Horse hallmark, and some dealers are comfortable attributing unsigned pieces to A. Roanhorse by the age and style of work. A. Roanhorse did not sign any pieces with only his last name, so anything attributed to Ambrose Roanhorse with that hallmark would be incorrect. Also consider that there were, and still are, many Navajo silversmiths with the last name of Roanhorse, and they may use their last name as part of their hallmark.
Thank you for contacting me, and for your compliments of the blog posts.
Regards,
Kim Messier
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George Schaefer
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Kim Messier:
I've got a nice oval silver pin with a hallmark. The hallmark is in the style of Ike Wilson, however the arrow is pointing in the opposite direction. Was this a play on his hallmark, or was this a pirate piece? I'd be most interested to find an answer: other sources were unable to shed any light on the subject. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. George Schaefer
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Kim Messier:
Kim, in your article on overlay, you mention Dean Kirk. In the color image that shows several pins, the thunderbird at upper left is labeled Hopi Made. I have that same image on a belt buckle, with no hallmark. I assumed it is from Dean Kirk's shop. In fact, I have 4 overlay belt buckles of similar design with inlayed turquoise, no hallmarks, that I have assumed are from Dean Kirk's shop. Your thoughts? Thanks. Harold
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Kim Messier:
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