Myron Panteah — Zuni/Navajo Silversmith
Myron Panteah — Zuni/Navajo Silversmith
Myron Panteah (1966–2016; Zuni/Navajo) worked in silver jewelry (including old style with stamp work), flatware and sculpture, incorporating petroglyph design elements, set stones, gold applique, cut-out and piercing work. He was the nephew of Glenn Paquin (Laguna/Zuni). He was awarded the 1998 SWAIA Fellowship and the Patricia McFate / Sydney Beal Fellowship.
His uncle Glenn Paquin was the son of Pete Paquin and husband of Opal Paquin, with sons Allen Bruce, Lee Allen, and Neal Paquin — a related Laguna/Zuni silversmithing family. Myron Panteah's mark is documented in two forms, distinguishing his Zuni and his full-name marks.
The Mark
"Myron Panteah (1966–2016; Zuni/Navajo). Silver jewelry (some old style with stamp work), flatware and sculpture; petroglyph design elements; set stones; gold applique; cut-out and piercing work. Nephew of Glenn Paquin. 1998 SWAIA Fellow. Patricia McFate / Sydney Beal Fellowship. Marks: Myron; Myra Panteah; Myron Panteah ZUNI (a bead)"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
Marks: Myron (short form), Myra Panteah (variant noted in Hougart), and Myron Panteah ZUNI with a bead symbol. The ZUNI designation and bead symbol are distinctive elements in the full-name mark.
Family Links
- Nephew of Glenn Paquin (Laguna/Zuni) — stamp work; co-mark G P (conjoined; LAG-ZUNI)
References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
- Schaaf, Gregory, with Angie Yan Schaaf. American Indian Jewelry I: 1,200 Artist Biographies, ca. 1800-present. American Indian Art Series, Vol. 5. Santa Fe: CIAC Press, 2003. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2003.
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From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003, p. 251) recorded Myron Panteah as Zuni, born in 1966 and based at Zuni Pueblo, working in contemporary gold and silver, overlay and inlay, taught by his father and grandmother, showing at Indian Market from 1995, with a third prize for overlay pendants at the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup in 2002 and a part in a 2001 collaborative concha belt made as a benefit for SWAIA. [1]
Myron Panteah told McFadden and Taubman, as quoted by Schaaf (2003):
“Many of my pieces have migration and water symbols incorporated into their design.”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 251 [1]
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Name card shown; hallmark photo to come.