Jack Nequatewa — Hopi Silversmith
Jack Nequatewa learned at the Guild and began silverwork at Shungopavi in 1988, according to Margaret Nickelson Wright's Hopi Silver, a register of Hopi smiths and their hallmarks, (Wright 2003, p. 100).
His 1992 work in Theda Bassman's The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry includes a key holder, a bracelet and a belt buckle of spider design (Bassman 1993, p. 37), and a belt buckle with a sun face and corn (Bassman 1993, p. 45). Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists him as Hopi, active since the 1980s (Hougart 2022, p. 225).
His hallmark
Wright labels his mark "Sun's Forehead" (Wright 2003, p. 100). Hougart gives it as "Sun's forehead" (Hougart 2022, p. 225).
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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.
- Bassman, Theda. The Beauty of Hopi Jewelry. Photography by Gene Balzer. Walnut, California: Kiva Publishing, 1993.
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
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