La Rose Ganadonegro

Biography by Mateo James

Documented sterling silver hallmark of La Rose Ganadonegro, Navajo silversmith - Native American maker's mark

Hallmark documented in: Hougart. Rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.

Overview

La Rose Ganadonegro (born 1956) is a Navajo silversmith active since the 1980s, known for cluster sets.

She collaborates with her husband Archie Ganadonegro, who has no directory page yet. Her documented marks: LG; L. GANADO in script; and La in script with a rose — the mark that spells out her name. A note on the name: our scan prints the headword with a lowercase 'la'; we record her as La Rose, the reading the rose mark itself supports.

The Mark

"la Rose Ganadonegro (1956-; Navajo). Active since 1980s. Cluster sets. Collaborates with her husband Archie Ganadonegro. Marks: LG; L. GANADO (script); La (script) and a rose"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: LG; L. GANADO (script); La (script) and a rose.

References

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

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