Tom Etsitty
Overview
Tom Etsitty is a Navajo silversmith documented in Hougart's hallmark reference as a silversmith for Canyon Silver Company (not yet in the directory). Beyond that shop affiliation and his mark, Hougart's entry is a single line — we publish it because the mark is real and collectors will meet it.
Collector's caution: T. E. is an initials-only mark. Initials-only stamps are the easiest to confuse across makers, so read a T. E. stamp together with the piece's style, construction, and any shop provenance — the Canyon Silver Company connection is the useful anchor here — before attributing.
The Mark
"Tom Etsitty (Navajo). Silversmith for Canyon Silver Company. Mark: T. E."
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The marks as documented in Hougart's hallmark reference: T. E.
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's 2003 hallmark index gives TE to two makers:
“TE (Theodore Edaakie, Tom Etsitty)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 144 [1]
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Name card shown; hallmark photo to come.