David Gaussoin — Silversmith

Biography by Mateo James

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Overview

David Gaussoin (1975–) is a Navajo/Picuris/French silversmith active since the 1980s. He works in sculptural, fabricated jewelry, tufa casting, and materials including silver, gold, steel, and wood. He is the son of Connie Tsosie Gaussoin and a multiple award winner. His mark is "D G," which may incorporate a deer antler symbol. The French heritage element is documented exactly as the corpus records it.

Living artist; extra care taken for accuracy.

The Mark

"David Gaussoin ( 1975-; Navajo!Picuri~French). _Active ~ince 1980s. Sculptural, fabricated jewelry; tufa caSt ing; ~~j)r, gold, steel, wood. Son of Connie Tsosie Gaussoin. Multiple award winner. Mark: D G (may have deer antler sym"

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

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: D G (may have deer antler symbol).

References

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

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