Aaron Honanie — Silversmith

Biography by Mateo James

Hallmark documented in: Hougart, Wright (Hopi Silver). Rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.

Overview

Aaron Honanie is a Hopi silversmith active since the 1970s, working in silver overlay. He is the uncle of Anthony (Antone) Honanie and the brother of Ernest W. Honanie. His distinctive mark — "AH" enclosed inside a frog pictorial — makes his pieces identifiable. No birth year is recorded in the Hougart corpus entry.

Birth year not recorded in the Hougart corpus entry; no death year given. Entry treated as for a living or recent artist; extra care taken for accuracy.

The Mark

"Aaron Honanie (Hopi). Active since 1970 0 I Honanie. Mark: AH (inside a frog) s. ver ay. Uncle of Anthony (Antone) Honanie and brother of Ernest W. 8 Last photog h 9 Ph I rap courtesy Karen Sires 10 po o courtesy Jay Holt ho10 courtesy Gloria Dollar . H pi) Active since 1970s. Multiple award 'ti )Honanie(1947-; o . inner. Ma k Anthony (Anto~~le r s: Ac:la ined : a ~d ¥/' I . . 1990s. Overlay. Marks: AH (conjoined, with a sym"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: AH (inside a frog) — silver overlay.

References

• Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.

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