Milford Tahe — Navajo/Diné Silversmith Hallmark — T.Skies Co-Op
Hallmark documented in: Hougart. Rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.
# Milford Tahe — Navajo Silversmith
Milford Tahe (Navajo) worked in stamp work and bump-out techniques. He is recorded as the husband of Emerson Bill and the mother of Elvira Bill, connecting him to the extended Tahe–Bill family network that is well-documented in the Navajo silversmithing record. His mark is a named script mark reading "Hand made by Milford Tahe."
The Tahe family includes several active silversmiths: Nora Tahe (heavy gauge bracelets; stamp work; mark: NORA), Franklin Tahe (see Franklin Tahe), Jerrod Tahe, and Verna Tahe, who collaborated with her husband Franklin Tahe.
## The Mark
> "Milford Tahe (Navajo). Stamp work; bump-outs. Mother of Elvira Bill. Wife of Emerson Bill. Mark: Hand made by Milford Tahe (etched script)" > — Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The mark is an etched-script named statement: Hand made by Milford Tahe.
## References - Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022.
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