Running Bear Group — Navajo/Diné Silversmith Hallmark
Running Bear Group's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.
Navajo/Diné · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library
Hougart documents Running Bear in the Shops and Manufacturers section (not the individual silversmiths section):
> "[Running] Bear (Shop). Wholesale and retail shop in Gallup, NM. In addition, DBA Running Bear Trading. Mark: RB" — Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 367.
source scan truncated the opening of the entry; the full shop name is "Running Bear." Also operates as Running Bear Trading (DBA).
What is known
- Type: Shop / Manufacturer (not an individual artist)
- Location: Gallup, NM
- Operations: wholesale and retail; DBA Running Bear Trading
- Mark: RB
- The listed nation ("Navajo") may reflect the ownership or artist community served rather than a tribal entity designation; Hougart does not assign a tribal nation to shops
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References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. 367 (Shops and Manufacturers section).
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