Dennis T. Bird — Taos Silversmith

Biography by Mateo James

Name-card for Dennis T. Bird (Taos)

Name-card placeholder — hallmark imagery to follow. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

Dennis T. Bird is a Taos Pueblo silversmith active since the 1990s. The Hougart entry records his mark without additional biographical or stylistic detail beyond tribal affiliation and active period.

The Mark

"Mountains with eyes"

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

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

The mark is a pictographic stamp depicting mountains with eyes — a distinctive pictographic form that distinguishes him from other Bird-surname silversmiths documented in the Hougart corpus.

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