Franklin Tahe — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark
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Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library
Franklin Tahe (Navajo) is a silversmith who works in polished and textured designs. He is the husband of Verna Tahe (Navajo), who has been active since the 1980s making bracelets and collaborating with him. The Hougart record documents them as a couple sharing marks.
Franklin Tahe is part of the Tahe family cluster in the Hougart record, which includes Milford Tahe (stamp work, heavy gauge bracelets) and Nora Tahe (heavy gauge bracelets, stamp work, bump-outs). No birth year, active period start date, or institutional affiliations appear in the available source record for Franklin Tahe beyond this entry.
The mark
Franklin Tahe's mark is recorded as "T" (polished and textured designs). Verna Tahe, his collaborator and wife, uses "T inside a mountain" and "TAHE."
In Motion
Meet Franklin Tahe on camera — this is T.Skies’ own footage, filmed firsthand. The feature below is “Verna & Franklin Tahe Navajo Silversmiths”.
References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.
Know more about this artist? Contact T.Skies. See also: Verna Tahe (wife and collaborator) and Jerrod Tahe (family).