Milford Tahe — Navajo/Diné Silversmith Hallmark — T.Skies Co-Op

Biography by Mateo James

Documented sterling silver hallmark of Milford Tahe, Navajo silversmith - Native American maker's mark

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

Milford Tahe — Navajo Silversmith

Milford Tahe (Navajo) is documented for stamp work. His mark is a named script mark reading "Handmade by Milford Tahe."

Hougart also lists other Navajo silversmiths named Tahe, including Nora Tahe (heavy gauge bracelets; stamp work; mark: NORA), Franklin Tahe, and Verna Tahe, who collaborates with her husband Franklin Tahe.

The Mark

"Milford Tahe (Navajo). Stamp work. Mark: Handmade by Milford Tahe (etched script)" (p. 302)
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).

The mark is an etched-script named statement: Handmade by Milford Tahe.

References

  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022, p. 302.

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