Allen Pooyouma — Silversmith

Allen Pooyouma — Hopi silversmith hallmark namecard

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Overview

Allen Pooyouma (1922–2014) was a Hopi silversmith active from the 1930s through the 1990s, working in stamp work, cluster sets, overlay, cast work, applique, and stone sets. He was the father of Lawrence and Steven Pooyouma; uncle of Darrell and Gene Pooyouma; and nephew of Ralph Tawangyaouma. He worked alongside Tawangyaouma at the Santa Rita Indian Shop in Tucson, Arizona, sharing design ideas and stamps. His mark — an ear of corn, in two versions — has been in use since the mid-1940s [OCR: "•s" = is].

The Mark

"Allen Pooyouma ( 1922-2014; Hopi). Active 1930s-1990s. Stamp work; cluster sets; some overlay; cast work; applique; set stones. Father of Lawrence and Steven Pooyouma; uncle of Darrell and Gene Pooyouma, and ne~hew ~f Ralph . Tawangyaouma. He worked and shared design ideas and stamps with Tawangyaouma at the Santa Rita !nd,an shop m Tucson, AZ. The business card shown dates from the early 1980s. Mark: Ear of corn (two versions; mark in use •s beginning mid -1940s). lll~IJ ·"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~23871.

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: Ear of corn (two versions; mark in use beginning mid-1940s) [OCR: "lll~IJ ·" = unreadable OCR noise at end].

References

Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~23871.

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