E. P. Coonsis — Zuni Silversmith
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E. P. Coonsis is a Zuni silversmith. The Hougart mark record lists the mark as E. P. COONSIS. The Coonsis family is a documented Zuni silversmithing family: Harlan Coonsis (born 1958, active since 1974) worked in cluster work and inlay, sharing stamps with his wife Monica Coonsis and with Rolanda Haloo (Coonsis); Lee Coonsis (Zuni) is also noted in the corpus.
Source note: The source scan renders the name as "E. Coonsls" — a scanning artifact. The mark text in the same entry reads "E. P. COONSIS," confirming E. P. Coonsis as the correct reading. The first name is not recorded in the available source.
The Mark
"E. P. COONSIS"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
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- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.