Bernard Dallasvuyama — Hopi Silversmith Hallmark
Bernard Dallasvuyama started in silverwork with his uncle, Charles Loloma, then worked on his own. Margaret Nickelson Wright's Hopi Silver, a register of Hopi smiths and their hallmarks, records him as a member of the Badger clan, of Hotevilla and Albuquerque, who began silverwork in 1967 and was still working when her list was compiled (Wright 2003, p. 83).
His hallmark
Wright prints his mark without a label. The printed drawing shows two capital letter Ds overlapping, the second set below and to the right of the first (Wright 2003, p. 83).
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References
- Wright, Margaret Nickelson. Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. Revised edition. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003.
- Schaaf, Gregory, with Angie Yan Schaaf. American Indian Jewelry I: 1,200 Artist Biographies, ca. 1800-present. American Indian Art Series, Vol. 5. Santa Fe: CIAC Press, 2003. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2003.
From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003) entered him, with a second spelling, as
“Bernard Dallasvuyama (Dallasvuyaoma), (stamps BD)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 129 [2]
Schaaf (2003, p. 129) recorded him as Hopi/Pima, active from about 1967 in silver overlay jewelry and concha belts, living at Hotevilla and Albuquerque as of 2003, a nephew and student of Charles Loloma, with a third prize for belts at the 2000 Indian Market. [2]
Schaaf's 2003 hallmark index gives BD to four makers:
“BD (Bernard Dallasvuyama, Bueford Dawahoya, Bennie Dickson, Bernard Duran)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 128 [2]
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