Curtis Kucate

Biography by Mateo James

Documented sterling silver hallmark of Curtis Kucate, Zuni silversmith - Native American maker's mark

Hallmark documented in: Hougart. Rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.

Overview

Curtis Kucate (born 1936) is a Zuni artist working petit point, channel inlay and cluster work. He worked at Silverstone, and is the son of Susan and Theodore Kucate — neither parent has a directory page yet.

His documented mark is an etched C K. Worth noting for attribution: the corpus also documents a C K mark for Christine Kuwanvayouma, a Hopi artist — same initials, different maker and nation.

The Mark

"Curtis Kucate (1936-; Zuni). Petit point; channel inlay; cluster work. Worked at Silverstone. Son of Susan and Theodore Kucate. Mark: C K (etched)"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: C K (etched).

References

  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.

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