Jose Benevidez

Biography by Mateo James

Name-card for Jose Benevidez (Kewa silversmith) — T.Skies Silversmith Directory

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Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo) · documented in the T.Skies hallmark reference library

Jose Benevidez (born 1959) is a Kewa (Santo Domingo Pueblo) silversmith working in a traditional style with nuggets and cuffs.

Kewa (formerly called Santo Domingo Pueblo) has a deep tradition of heishi shell jewelry and silverwork. Nugget work sets rough or polished turquoise and coral chunks in silver settings, typically in multi-stone row arrangements.

The Mark

"J KB (may be conjoined); JOEBA" — Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).

References

  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.

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