Dale (Myron) Edaakie — Zuni Silversmith
Zuni silversmith. Profiled in Mark Bahti’s Silver + Stone (2007).
Dale (Myron) Edaakie, a Zuni jeweler and the son of Dennis and Nancy Edaakie, was profiled with his family in Mark Bahti's Silver + Stone (2007).
The Mark
Recorded mark: his name, Dale Edaakie; and M & J EDAAKIE, a mark shared with his wife, Jennie (Hougart (2022)).
From the Library: Bahti, Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers (2007)
A 2007 profile, reviewed and corrected by the artists themselves before publication. Anything described as current describes 2006-2007, not today.
According to Bahti (2007, p. 46), all three sons of Dennis and Nancy Edaakie, Dale (formerly known as Myron), Derrick and Sanford, worked silver in the general style of their parents. [1]
Bahti (2007, p. 47) reported that Dale, born in 1957, began making jewelry when he was twenty-one. [1]
Explaining that he usually left the birds to his brothers and parents, Dale Edaakie told Bahti (2007):
“I'm more of a wildlife artist.”
— Bahti (2007), p. 47 [1]
According to Bahti (2007, p. 47), at a Santa Fe dealer's request he also made a series of jack-o-lantern pin pendants set with orange spondylus shell, varying each design. [1]
Family in the directory: Dennis Edaakie · Nancy Edaakie
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 under his earlier name as
“Myron Edaakie (stamped M & J EDAAKIE)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 146 [3]
Schaaf (2003, p. 146) recorded Myron Edaakie as a Zuni mosaic inlay jeweler, the son of Dennis and Nancy Edaakie, whose work was in the 2002 exhibition Jewels of the Southwest at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture in Santa Fe, with Koshare Clowns and animals among his favorite designs. [3]
Schaaf (2003, p. 145) added that while Dennis Edaakie's Koshare Clowns wore moccasins, his sons Myron and Derrick gave theirs tennis shoes. [3]
From the Library: Bassman and Bassman, Zuni Jewelry (2006)
2006 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2006, not today.
Bassman and Bassman (2006, p. 59) pictured an etched inlay hummingbird pendant of coral, jet, mother-of-pearl and lapis lazuli made in 1991 by Jane and Myron Edaakie. [4]
Sources
- Bahti, Mark. Silver + Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers. Tucson: Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2007. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2007.
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022. Cited for the recorded hallmark.
- 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.
- Bassman, Theda, and Michael Bassman. Zuni Jewelry. Revised and Expanded 3rd Edition. Photographs by Gene Balzer. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, 2006 (first published 1992). Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2006.
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