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Paul Tsosie — Navajo Silversmith & Hallmark

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Paul Tsosie is a Navajo silversmith specializing in micro inlay, a technique requiring the precise cutting and setting of very small stones or shell to form detailed mosaic patterns. The Hougart record documents him alongside his wife Dolly Tsosie, with whom he shares a hallmark stamp.

Micro inlay is among the most technically demanding forms of inlay work, and practitioners of it are typically associated with Zuni or Navajo traditions. No birth year, active period, training history, or additional biographical details appear in the available source record.

The Mark

"P. D. [shared with Dolly Tsosie]"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), p. ~28947.

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References
  • Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~28947.

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