Meet the Artists

Most Native American silversmiths stamp their work with a hallmark, usually their name or initials and "Sterling" or "925". It's their signature. Below are the Navajo (Diné) and Zuni artists whose work we carry, the hallmark you'll find on their pieces, and what we have from them. Tap a name to see their pieces in our shop.

Please note: our Desert Pearls are not made by these artists. Those beads are machine-made and hand strung in the USA.

Navajo (Diné) artists

Betty Tom
Hallmark: Betty Tom, Sterling. Sonoran turquoise cluster pendants and rings.

Blaine Yellowhorse
Hallmark: B. Yellowhorse, Sterling. Blue Moon turquoise cluster rings, a Royston and Kingman cluster pendant, and a large Sonoran squash blossom.

Bobby Johnson
Hallmark: Bobby Johnson, Sterling. Royston turquoise pendants and a 9-stone Sonoran cluster buckle.

Bobbie Johnson
Hallmark: B Johnson, Sterling. A turquoise and spiny oyster cluster cuff.

Cordell Platero
Hallmark: CP. Blue Moon turquoise rings and 4-stone onyx, spiny oyster and white buffalo rings.

Dan Benally
Hallmark: D. Benally. Kingman, Lone Mountain and Sonoran turquoise rings.

Daniel Benally
Hallmark: B, Sterling. Turquoise earrings, including Mine #8 and Sonoran dangles.

Danny Henio
Hallmark: Danny Henio, Sterling. Whitewater turquoise rings.

Dave Skeets
Hallmark: D. Skeets or DS 925. Sierra Nevada, Royston and Sonoran turquoise rings.

Draper
Hallmark: Draper, Sterling. A Kingman turquoise and bead bar necklace.

Dwight & Delayne Nez
Hallmark: D & D, Sterling. Turquoise rings and a turquoise bar necklace and concho earring set.

Elaine Tahe
Turquoise bracelets on twisted sterling silver wire.

Eli Skeets
Hallmark: Eli Skeets, Sterling. Blue-green Sonoran squash blossom sets, Kingman turquoise rings and a pendant.

Emer Thompson
Hallmark: Emer Thompson, Sterling. 8-stone turquoise dangle earrings.

Gilbert Tom
Hallmark: Gilbert Tom, Sterling. Kingman, Sonoran and Golden Hills turquoise belt buckles.

Gloria Rios
Hallmark: G. Rios, Sterling. Golden Hills and Kingman turquoise rings, a whitewater turquoise bar necklace set, and the stone blossom charms on our charm bracelets.

Jameson Garcia
Hallmark: Jameson Garcia, Sterling. White buffalo and Turquoise Mine #8 rings.

Johnnie Frank
Hallmark: J. Frank, Sterling. Turquoise Mine #8 dangle earrings.

Kathleen Chavez
Hallmark: Kathleen C., Sterling. A 5-stone Sonoran turquoise pendant.

Kathleen Livingston
Hallmark: Kathleen Livingston, Sterling. White buffalo and Sierra Nevada turquoise buckles, plus Golden Hills and Kingman turquoise rings.

Kobe Martinez
Hallmark: KM, Sterling. Turquoise and feather buckles, turquoise earrings and a palomino bar necklace.

L Whitegoat
Hallmark: L and Sterling with a butterfly. Turquoise Mine #8 pendants.

Leticia Largo
Hallmark: L, Sterling. 5-stone Royston turquoise pendants.

Lydia Begay
Hallmark: B, Sterling. Squash blossom necklaces and sets in Blue Ridge, Sonoran, white buffalo and mixed stones.

Paul Livingston
Hallmark: Paul Livingston, Sterling. Royston turquoise and coral pendants and a Blue Ridge squash blossom set.

Peggy Skeets
Hallmark: P Skeets. Royston boulder turquoise pendants.

Pete Skeets
Hallmark: P Skeets. Green turquoise post earrings.

Randy Billy
Hallmark: Randy Billy, Sterling. Turquoise pendants, a Mine #8 bar necklace and a Sonoran teardrop ring.

Rena Shelly
Hallmark: Rena Shelly, Sterling. Kingman, Golden Hills, Mine #8 and white buffalo cluster rings, and a Kingman cluster bar necklace.

Rosita Calladitto
Hallmark: R. Calladitto, Sterling. Turquoise cluster bar necklaces.

Sheila Becenti
Hallmark: Sheila, Sterling. Squash blossoms, cluster pendants, bar necklaces, earrings, rings and buckles.

Sheila Tso
Hallmark: Sheila Tso or S TSO, Sterling. Turquoise bar necklaces, a freeform turquoise ring and a green Sonoran squash blossom set.

Susan Cooke
Hallmark: S. Cooke, Sterling. Kingman and Sonoran turquoise rings, blossom pendants and a spiny oyster bar necklace set.

T. Yazzie
Hallmark: T. Yazzie, Sterling. Blue turquoise steer head earrings.

Theresa Smith
Hallmark: T, Sterling. Turquoise, spiny oyster and lapis cluster necklaces and Mine #8 bar necklaces.

Travis Jim
Hallmark: Travis J., Sterling. Squash blossom sets, cluster pendants and necklaces, and dangle earrings.

Travis James
Hallmark: Travis J., Sterling. 13-stone Sierra Nevada turquoise buckles.

Zuni artists

Faye Lowsayatee
Hallmark: FL, Sterling. A turquoise inlay squash blossom necklace and earring set.

M&A Tsatie
Signed M&A Tsatie, Zuni, NM. Blue turquoise post earrings.

Want extra photos of a hallmark before you buy? Email sales@suntqmt.com and we'll send them.