Charlie Bowie — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark
Charlie Bowie's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.
Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library
Charlie Bowie is a Navajo silversmith known for stamp work and figural designs. He may also provide silver work for inlay artists, suggesting a role as both a maker in his own right and a supplier within the broader silversmithing community.
The mark
Two marks are recorded: the initials "CB" rendered with an incised line, and the full name stamp "C. BOWIE." The dual-mark listing is consistent with a working silversmith active across different periods or production contexts.
What is known
Hougart records Charlie Bowie in the hallmark index immediately following a brief entry for Cut Bowie (also Navajo, chip inlay, mark: C), and ahead of Geraldine Bowie (Navajo, used a number 7 stamp at Sunburst Handcrafts). The presence of multiple Bowie-surname artists in Hougart suggests a family connection among Navajo silversmiths of that name, though no specific familial relationship between Charlie Bowie and the other Bowie artists is stated.
No birth year, death year, active period, award history, or additional biographical details were located in any of the sources searched.
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References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 70.