Jim Yazzie — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark
Jim Yazzie's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.
Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library
Jim Yazzie is a Navajo silversmith. Hougart 5e records his mark as a name stamp: Jim Yazzie (script or stamp). No active period, style specialization, or family cross-references are given in the entry.
The mark
Full name stamp: Jim Yazzie. No secondary marks or variants documented in Hougart.
What is known
The entry appears on p. ~345 of Hougart 5e within the dense Yazzie-family cluster (one of the most common Navajo silversmithing surnames). Nearby entries include Jimmy Yazzie, Joe D. Yazzie, Audie Yazzie, and many others, but Jim Yazzie has no documented family connections in this source.
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References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. ~345.