Pete Haloo — Zuni Silversmith
Pete Haloo is a Zuni jeweler known for snake-eye work, who shares a stamp with Vivian Haloo. Gregory Schaaf's American Indian Jewelry I lists him as Peter Haloo III (Pete), Zuni, born about 1945, active from about 1965 in “Snake Eye” jewelry, with a first-place award for cluster bracelets at the Inter-tribal Indian Ceremonial in Gallup in 2002 (Schaaf 2003, p. 170). Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists him as Peter Haloo III, Zuni, born 1940, active since the 1960s in rings with stone row sets and snake eyes (Hougart 2022, p. 133).
Theda and Michael Bassman's Zuni Jewelry pictures a snake eyes ring made by Pete Haloo in the 1970s (Bassman and Bassman 2006, p. 45).
His hallmark
Hougart gives the shared marks P. & V. HALOO ZUNI and Peter & Vivian Haloo, in etched script (Hougart 2022, p. 133).
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References
- 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.
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
- Bassman, Theda, and Michael Bassman. Zuni Jewelry. Photographs by Gene Balzer. Revised and expanded 3rd edition. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 2006.
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