Emery Ohmsatte — Silversmith
Overview
Emery Ohmsatte (born 1958) is a Zuni artist active since the 1980s, working in mosaic inlay and lapidary in silver and gold, including faceted inlaid gemstones and textured surfaces. He is the son of Berdie and Silas Ohmsatte, and a SWAIA Fellow.
His parents Silas and Berdie Ohmsatte appear in our reference books as inlay artists who shared "S & B" marks between them; Emery’s own conjoined "E O" mark is distinct from theirs.
The Mark
"Emery Ohmsatte (1958-; Zuni). Active since 1980s. Mosaic inlay; lapidary; silver, gold; faceted inlaid gem st0 nes; ~- textured surfaces. Son of Berdie and Silas Ohmsatte. SWAIA Fellow. Mark: E O (conjoined)"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The mark as documented in Hougart's hallmark reference: E O (conjoined).
References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
- 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.
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From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf's 2003 hallmark index gives the initials OE to him alone:
“OE (Emery Ohmsatte)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 144 [1]
Schaaf (2003, p. 249) recorded Emery Ohmsatte as Zuni, active from the 1980s in gold, silver and mosaic inlay jewelry, a son of Silas and Bertie Ohmsatte, using EO joined with a Sunface outline as his hallmark, with prizes for rings and sets at Indian Market in 1990 and a SWAIA Fellowship. [1]
Schaaf's 2003 hallmark index gives EO to him alone:
“EO (Emery Ohmsatte)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 248 [1]
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Name card shown; hallmark photo to come.