Phillip Sekaquaptewa — T.Skies Co-Op

Phillip Sekaquaptewa — Hopi silversmith hallmark namecard

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Overview

Phillip Sekaquaptewa (1948–2003) was a Hopi silversmith active from the 1970s, working contemporary and traditional styles — overlay and combined styles in silver, turquoise and wood. A multiple award winner, he worked from his Weseoma Studio.

He was the son of Wayne Sekaquaptewa: our scan garbles the first name in Phillip's own entry, but Wayne Sekaquaptewa's corpus entry states 'Father of Phillip Sekaquaptewa', which fixes it. His marks moved from a bird track in the 1970s to PS in the 1980s, and Weseoma in script, which may appear with a tadpole.

The Mark

"Phillip Sekaquaptewa (1948-2003; Hopi). Active since 1970s. Contemporary and traditional styles; overlay; com- bines multiple styles; silver, turquoise, wood. Multiple award winner. His studio was Weseoma Studio. Son of '("Jayne Sekaquaptewa. Marks: Bird track (1970s); PS (in 1980s); Weseoma (script; may be with a tadpole)"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~25801.

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: Bird track (1970s); PS (in the 1980s); Weseoma (script; may be with a tadpole).

References

Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~25801.

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