Yazzie Etsitty
Hallmark rendered from the documented mark, not a photograph.
Overview
Yazzie Etsitty is a Navajo silversmith documented in Hougart's hallmark reference. Hougart's entry is a single line — it records the mark and nothing more. We publish it because the mark is real and collectors will meet it.
The Mark
"Yazzie Etsitty (Navajo). Mark: Y. K. E. (one version has a large Y)"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022).
The marks as documented in Hougart's hallmark reference: Y. K. E. (one version has a large Y).
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 the initials YKE to him alone:
“YKE (Yazzie Etsitty)”
— Schaaf (2003), p. 144 [1]
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