Troy Hoyungwa — Hopi Silversmith
Troy Hoyungwa was a Hopi overlay silversmith from Hotevilla who learned from his father and worked silver for six years. Bille Hougart's Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks lists him as Hopi, 1969 to 2001, active in the 1990s in overlay, the son of Karen and Manuel Hoyungwa and the brother of Todd Hoyungwa (Hougart 2022, p. 146). Margaret Nickelson Wright's Hopi Silver records him at Hotevilla, beginning silver work in 1995 and working until his death in 2001, and notes that he "Learned from father Manuel Hoyungwa" (Wright 2003, p. 111).
Schaaf and Wright both record his clan as Water Clan (Schaaf 2003, p. 183; Wright 2003, p. 111). Gregory Schaaf's American Indian Jewelry I records his work as silver overlay from 1995 to 2001, his father Manuel as his teacher, and his favorite designs as Kokopelli and corn (Schaaf 2003, p. 183).
His hallmark
All three books record his mark as three arrows: Hougart gives Three arrows (with a single crossbar) (Hougart 2022, p. 146), Wright captions it Triple Arrows (Wright 2003, p. 111), and Schaaf lists the hallmark as 3 arrows (Schaaf 2003, p. 183).
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References
- Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks: Silversmiths, Designers, Guilds and Traders. 5th edition. Washington, DC: BilleHougartBooks, 2022.
- Wright, Margaret Nickelson. Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. Revised edition. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003.
- 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.
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