Manuel Poseyesva
Overview
Manuel Poseyesva is a Hopi silversmith active since the 1960s, working in overlay. His documented hallmark is a cloud symbol.
The entry is brief — it records his nation, era, technique and the cloud mark, and nothing further. Hougart also documents other Poseyesva silversmiths (Lambert and Philbert, documented as brothers of each other), but states no family relation for Manuel, so we record none.
The Mark
"Manuel Poseyesva (Hopi). Active since 1960s. Overlay. Mark: A cloud"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The mark as documented in Hougart's hallmark reference: A cloud.
References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
- Wright, Margaret Nickelson. Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. Revised edition. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003. Originally published by Northland Publishing. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2003.
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From the Library: Wright, Hopi Silver (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
According to Wright (2003, p. 82), Manuel Poseyesva, of the Snow clan, was born at Shungopavi and later lived at Sichomovi; he began silverwork in 1965, learned at Hopicrafts, and his mark is labelled 'Snow Cloud'. [1]
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Name card shown; hallmark photo to come.