Fletchard Namingha — Hopi Silversmith
Fletchard Namingha learned from Floyd Namingha and began silverwork at Shungopavi in 1994, according to Margaret Nickelson Wright's Hopi Silver, a register of Hopi smiths and their hallmarks (Wright 2003, p. 110).
Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists him as "Fletchard Namingha (Hopi)," working in overlay and active since the 1990s (Hougart 2022, p. 219).
His hallmark
Wright labels his mark "Spider & Cloud" (Wright 2003, p. 110). Hougart gives his marks as "Fletchard Namingha; a spider (with a storm cloud)" (Hougart 2022, p. 219).
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References
- Wright, Margaret Nickelson. Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. Revised edition. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003.
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. 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.
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 as
“Fletchard Namingha (hallmark - spider & cloud)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 240 [3]
Schaaf (2003, p. 240) recorded Fletchard Namingha as Hopi, of Shungopavi, active from about 1994 in silver overlay jewelry, a son of Franklin Namingha and brother of Floyd Namingha, who taught him, with his work at Harry Nutumya's Hopi Market and Hamana So-o's Arts & Crafts in Old Oraibi. [3]
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