Kimberly Willie
Overview
Kimberly Willie is a Navajo silversmith active since around 2010. Hougart describes her work as traditional — set stones, finished with roping bezels. She is the daughter of Wes Willie (not yet in the directory).
One honest gap worth stating up front: Hougart records no hallmark for her. The entry's mark line prints only a question mark. If you are holding a piece attributed to Kimberly Willie, the attribution rests on something other than a documented stamp — provenance, a signed card, the seller's record — not on a mark you can look up here.
The Mark
"Kimberly Willie (Navajo). Active since …. Traditional; set stones; roping bezels. Daughter of Wes Willie. Mark: ?"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The marks as documented in Hougart's hallmark reference: Mark unrecorded in Hougart (entry prints "Mark: ?").
References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. 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.
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From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003, p. 325) named Kimberly Willie, with Chandler Willie, as a child of the Navajo jewelers Wes Willie and Evelyn John Willie of Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. [1]
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Name card shown; hallmark photo to come.