Shirley M. Bahe — Navajo Silversmith Hallmark

Biography by Mateo James

Shirley M. Bahe's hallmark as photographed on an authenticated piece. © Turquoise Skies Inc.

Navajo · documented in the T.Skies hallmark library

Shirley M. Bahe is a Navajo silversmith listed in Hougart 5e within the Bahe family block. No style description, dates, or biography are legibly preserved in the corpus text (the two-column source scan is heavily garbled in this section). The name and marks are confirmed.

The mark

Per Hougart 5e: Marks: S. M. BAHE; BAHE

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References

• Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Marks: "S. M. BAHE; BAHE."
• Schaaf, Gregory. American Indian Jewelry I: 1,200 Artist Biographies. Mark index. Name listed; no bio text.