Marcus Yowytewa

Biography by Mateo James

Marcus Yowytewa — Hopi silversmith hallmark namecard

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Overview

Marcus Yowytewa is a Hopi overlay silversmith active since the 1990s. He is the son of Earl Yowytewa and the brother of Faron Yowytewa. His documented mark is MY.

The corpus entry is short: era, technique, family and the MY mark. Neither Earl nor Faron Yowytewa has a directory page yet, so the family names stand unlinked for now.

The Mark

"Marcus Yowytewa (Hopi). Active since 1990s, Overlay. Brother of Faron Yowytewa and son of Earl Yowytewa. Mark: MY"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: MY.

References

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

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