Bowman Paywa

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Overview

Bowman Paywa (1913–2002) was a Zuni inlay artist with an unusual documented career shape: active from the 1930s to the 1960s, then again around 2000–2001. He made set-inlay jewelry with Knifewing and Rainbow Man figures.

Hougart documents Jim Paywa as his son ('Son of Bowman Paywa'); Jim has no directory page yet, so the name stands unlinked. Bowman's marks: BP, and a tomahawk form whose qualifier is garbled in our scan.

The Mark

"Bowman Paywa (1913-2002; Zuni). Active 1930s-1960s; c.2000-2001. Inlay. Knife wing; rainbow man. Set inlay jewelry. Marks: BP; a tomahawk with [tail garbled in our scan]"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~22938.

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: BP; a tomahawk with … (the qualifier is garbled in our scan).

References

• Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~22938.

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