Emery Ohmsatte — Silversmith

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Overview

Emery Ohmsatte (born 1958) is a Zuni artist active since the 1980s, working in mosaic inlay and lapidary in silver and gold, including faceted inlaid gemstones and textured surfaces. He is the son of Berdie and Silas Ohmsatte, and a SWAIA Fellow.

His parents Silas and Berdie Ohmsatte appear in the corpus as inlay artists who shared "S & B" marks between them; Emery’s own conjoined "E O" mark is distinct from theirs.

The Mark

"Emery Ohmsatte (1958-; Zuni). Active since 1980s. Mosaic inlay; lapidary; silver, gold; faceted inlaid gem st0 nes; ~- textured surfaces. Son of Berdie and Silas Ohmsatte. SWAIA Fellow. Mark: E O (conjoined)"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~22312.

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: E O (conjoined).

References

• Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~22312.

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