Berdie Ohmsatte
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Overview
Berdie Ohmsatte is a Zuni smith, active since the 1970s, documented for mosaic inlay in silver and gold — flowers, birds, and other animals among her subjects. She shared her stamps with her husband, Silas Ohmsatte. Their son Emery Ohmsatte is also a documented smith.
Collector's caution: Berdie Ohmsatte shared her stamps — S & B (with a symbol above) and S & B OHMSATTE — with her husband Silas. The mark alone cannot separate her work from his; her entry records mosaic inlay where his records inlay, so let the technique and the piece itself carry the attribution, not the stamp. Silas's page carries the same caution.
The Mark
"Berdie Ohmsatte (Zuni). Active since 1970s. Mosaic inlay; silver, gold; flowers, birds and other animals[; passage garbled in scan]. Ohmsatte shared the stamps with her husband Silas Ohmsatte. Marks: S & B (and a symbol above); S & B OHMSATTE"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), entry at approx. scan line 22302.
The marks as documented in the Hougart corpus: S & B (and a symbol above); S & B OHMSATTE — shared with her husband Silas Ohmsatte.
References - Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry at approx. scan line 22302.
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