Valjean Joshevema, Sr. — Hopi Silversmith Hallmark
Valjean Joshevema, Sr. began silverwork in 1948 under the G.I. Bill, and took it up again in the 1970s. Margaret Nickelson Wright's Hopi Silver, a register of Hopi smiths and their hallmarks, records Valjean Joshevema as a member of the Sun clan, born in Shungopavi, who later moved to Oraibi and was still working when her list was compiled (Wright 2003, p. 78).
The hallmark
Wright labels the mark "Crescent Moon." The printed drawing shows a crescent moon opening to the left, its inner edge drawn as a profile face with a small dot eye, a nose and a mouth (Wright 2003, p. 78).
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References
- 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. Cited by printed page. Statements describe conditions as of 2003.
From the Library: Schaaf, American Indian Jewelry I (2003)
2003 primary source. Anything described as current here describes 2003, not today.
Schaaf (2003) entered him as
“Valjean Joshevema, Sr. (Valjean Lomaheftewa), (hallmark - crescent moon)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 198 [2]
Schaaf (2003, p. 198) recorded Valjean Joshevema, Sr. as Hopi, born at Shungopavi and married into Oraibi, active from 1948 in copper and silver overlay and inlay, taught by Paul Saufkie and Fred Kabotie at the Hopi Silvercraft Cooperative Guild, with his work in the Museum of Northern Arizona and the 2002 exhibition Jewels of the Southwest. [2]
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