Grant Jenkins — Hopi Silversmith Hallmark — T.Skies Co-Op

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# Grant Jenkins — Hopi Silversmith

Grant Jenkins (pre-1924; Hopi; d. ca. 1935) was from Oraibi-Moenkopi and is among the earliest documented Hopi hallmark users. Wright's Hopi Silver records him working before 1924 and dying around 1935. His mark was a coyote head combined with an H (for Hopi).

Jenkins worked for jewelry stores in Phoenix and Flagstaff, including Graves Indian Store (later Skiles Indian Store), and is documented as a first cousin of Harold Jenkins. He was an important teacher figure: Randall Honwisioma learned silversmithing from Grant Jenkins at Graves Indian Store, and Morris Robinson (Talawytewa) began to work silver after living with Grant Jenkins in Phoenix. Harold Jenkins, another first cousin, did silverwork for about fifteen years after first receiving instruction from his wife's brother, Frank Nutaima.

The Hougart corpus has a garbled scan entry at approximately line 16850 referencing "Grant Jenkins' Indian Store in Phoenix," consistent with the Wright documentation of his career there.

## The Mark

Wright records Grant Jenkins' hallmark as a coyote head combined with H (for Hopi), in use before 1924.

> "Grant Jenkins — Coyote [head] — Oraibi-Moenkopi — pre-1924 — d. ca. 1935. First cousin of Harold Jenkins. Worked for jewelry stores in Phoenix and Flagstaff." > — Wright, Margaret Nickelson. Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1972. Approx. p. ~4326 (Wright table).

## References - Wright, Margaret Nickelson. Hopi Silver: The History and Hallmarks of Hopi Silversmithing. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1972. Approx. p. ~4326. - Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~16850.

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