Beverly Weebothee — Zuni Silversmith
Beverly Weebothee is a Zuni jeweler working in cluster work and inlay. Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists her as Zuni, active since the 1970s in cluster work, inlay and mosaic inlay (Hougart 2022, p. 333).
Theda and Michael Bassman's Zuni Jewelry pictures a needlepoint coral ring and a cluster turquoise link bracelet by Beverly Weebothee among pieces made in 1991, and lists her among the makers of a group of pendants made the same year (Bassman and Bassman 2006, pp. 15, 20, 59–60).
Hallmark
Hougart gives the mark B W, stylized inside a circle (Hougart 2022, p. 333).
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References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
- Bassman, Theda, and Michael Bassman. Zuni Jewelry. Photographs by Gene Balzer. Revised and expanded 3rd edition. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2006.
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