Betty Piaso — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark

Biography by Mateo James

Hallmark of Betty Piaso (Navajo) — photographed by T.Skies

Betty Piaso's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library

Navajo silversmith. The mark recorded in Hougart places her among a broader Piaso family of Navajo jewelers documented in the same section.

The mark

"BETTY PIASO" (Hougart, 5th ed., p. 247)

What is known

Hougart lists Betty Piaso (Navajo) with the mark BETTY PIASO — a full-name stamp. No birth year, active dates, or stylistic description are given beyond the mark itself. She appears in the same Piaso family cluster as E. Piaso (active since 1980s), E.B. Piaso Jr. (b. 1964, active since 1980), Joe Piaso Jr. (traditional stamp work), Thompson Piaso (shadowbox, multiple award winner), and others, all identified as Navajo.

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References

Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 247.