Ben Chapo — Navajo/Diné Silversmith
Ben Chapo's hallmark as photographed on a piece in the T.Skies gallery. © Turquoise Skies Inc.
Ben Chapo is a Navajo (Diné) silversmith. The piece shown here is a ring with a teardrop turquoise with golden metallic matrix, a twisted-rope border, a stamped swirl band and five silver buttons, from the T.Skies gallery.
About this mark
The mark shown above is photographed directly on a piece from the T.Skies gallery. It is the artist's actual stamp, not a recreation: “B. CHAPO” inside the shank (the middle initial is worn), followed by a small round mark (transcription: B. CHAPO).
Additional biographical details have not yet been confirmed.
A piece by Ben Chapo
A turquoise ring with golden matrix, a twisted-rope border and stamped buttons, by Ben Chapo.
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