Michael Chavez — Navajo Silversmith

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Michael Chavez is a Navajo silversmith documented in Hougart for nugget work, rings, and bolos. His mark is recorded as "M. Chavez." The corpus entry appears in a cluster with Mosaic inlay work and a separate note on Ronald Chavez sharing a stamp with his wife — placing Michael within the broader Navajo Chavez silversmithing family active in the Southwest.

The Mark

""M. Chavez" — Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. (2022), p. ~11434."

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

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. ~11434.

The mark is a straightforward name stamp: M. Chavez.

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References

Hougart, Bille. *Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks*, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~11434.