Julian Arviso — Navajo Silversmith

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# Julian Arviso — Navajo Silversmith

Julian Arviso (1959–; Navajo) works in traditional and contemporary jewelry, including channel inlay, mosaic work, silver, and some gold. He is part of the Arviso silversmithing family — one of the documented multi-member Navajo silversmithing families in Hougart, which includes Paul Arviso, Floyd Arviso, and Wil Paul Arviso among others.

Floyd Arviso (Navajo; active 1960s–?) uses the mark FA. Paul Arviso (Navajo) is separately documented. Wil Paul Arviso (1964–; Navajo; active since 1980s) is a sculptor and silversmith who owns Arviso Southwest Fine Arts and has collaborated with inlay artist Jason Emerson; his marks include WIL PAUL and WA. For the related family profiles documented in the directory, see Paul Arviso and Floyd Arviso.

## The Mark

> "Julian Arviso (1959–; Navajo). Traditional and contemporary jewelry; channel inlay; mosaic work; silver; some gold [mark partially obscured in corpus text]" > — Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~3238.

Note: The mark text for Julian Arviso is partially obscured in the Hougart fifth edition corpus at this location due to scanning artifacts. A distinct mark is documented; its precise form is not fully legible in the available text. Additional sources may clarify the full mark.

## Family Links

• Part of the Arviso family silversmithing group (Navajo)
• Related: Paul Arviso — see Paul Arviso
• Related: Floyd Arviso (Navajo) — mark FA — see Floyd Arviso
• Related: Mike Arviso — see Mike Arviso

## References - Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~3238.

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