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Bryant Othole
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Overview
Bryant Othole is a Zuni inlay artist known for sun faces. He collaborates with Vivianita Booqua (not yet in the directory), and he is the grandson of Jose Massie and Dora Massie — a family in which the sun face motif runs deep, as Jose's own entry records inlay sun face symbols.
Collector's caution: The B O V B mark is a collaboration mark — the initials pair Bryant Othole with Vivianita Booqua, and her corpus entry carries the same mark. A piece stamped B O V B is the work of the collaboration, not of either artist alone.
The Mark
"Bryant Othole (Zuni). Inlay. Sun faces. Collaborates with Vivianita Booqua. Grandson of Jose and D ora Massie Mark: B O V B"
— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), entry at approx. scan line 22459.
The marks as documented in the Hougart corpus: B O V B (collaboration initials with Vivianita Booqua).
References - Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry at approx. scan line 22459.
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