Harry Nutumya — Hopi Silversmith
Harry Nutumya learned from Loren Phillips and began silverwork in 1992, according to Margaret Nickelson Wright's Hopi Silver, a register of Hopi smiths and their hallmarks (Wright 2003, p. 108).
Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists him as "Harry Nutumya (1956-; Hopi)," working in overlay and active since the 1990s (Hougart 2022, p. 230).
His hallmark
Wright labels his mark "Rabbit & Name" (Wright 2003, p. 108). Hougart gives his marks as "H NUTUMYA (formed into an arc); a rabbit" (Hougart 2022, p. 230).
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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
“Harry Nutumya (hallmark - rabbit)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 247 [3]
Schaaf (2003) wrote:
“In 1992, he learned jewelry making by watching Loren Phillips.”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 248 [3]
Schaaf (2003) wrote of the business he and Cina Nutumya started in 1997:
“His Hopi Market is perhaps the first cyber-gallery owned and operated by a Hopi jeweler”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 248 [3]
Schaaf (2003, p. 247) listed the Hopi jewelers his Hopi Market represented, among them Gary Masawytewa, Nathan Fred, Jr., Joe Josytewa, Marcus Lomayestewa, Fletchard Namingha, Leroy Honyaktewa and Ruben Saufkie. [3]
Schaaf (2003, p. 255) named Harry Nutumya as the student of the Hopi overlay smith Loren Phillips, who lived from about 1954 to 2001. [3]
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