Nora Bill — Navajo/Diné Silversmith Hallmark
Nora Bill's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.
Navajo/Diné · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library
"Nora Tahe (Navajo). He[avy gauge] bracelets; stamp work; bump-outs. Mother of Elvira Bill. Wife of Em[merson Bill]. Mark: NORA"
Hougart, Hallmarks of the Southwest, 5th ed., entry: Nora Tahe (Navajo); cross-ref Emerson Billy (Navajo).
What is known
- Husband: Emmerson Bill
- Daughters: Carrie Bill and Elvira Bill
- The Hougart entry for "Emerson Billy" reads: "Set stones; channel inlay; cobblestone; textured surfaces; stamp work. Marks: E. B.; Emerson B[illy (script)]" — documented as the same individual as Emmerson Bill.
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