Alvin Yellowhorse

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Overview

Alvin Yellowhorse (born 1968) is a Navajo channel-inlay artist active since the 1980s, working silver and gold. Per the corpus he learned the silversmith trade from his father and has become a masterful artisan of channel-inlaid jewelry, with petroglyph and figural designs.

He is the nephew of Artie and Gloria Yellowhorse — Artie Yellowhorse's own entry confirms it, naming Alvin among her nephews. The corpus also records some collaboration with Darryl Dean Begay. His mark line begins "Alvin"; the rest is garbled in our scan, so we record only the legible part.

The Mark

"Alvin Yellowhorse (1968-; Navajo). Active since 1980s. Channel inlay; silver, gold. Alvin Yellowhorse learned the silversmith trade from his father and has become a masterful artisan of channel inlaid jewelry. Petroglyph and figural designs. Nephew of Artie and Gloria Yellowhorse. Some collaboration with Darryl Dean Begay. Marks: Alvin [remainder of the mark list garbled in our scan]"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~30461.

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: Alvin … (only the first word of the mark list is legible in our scan; the remainder is garbled).

References

• Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~30461.

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