Raymond Kyasyousie

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Overview

Raymond Kyasyousie (born 1957) is a Hopi overlay silversmith active since the 1970s, working silver and gold. His work may be marked for Hopicrafts rather than personally. His documented mark is RK.

He is the husband of Dorothy Poleyma Kyasyousie — her corpus entry states 'Wife of Raymond Kyasyousie' — and the brother of Tony Kyasyousie, per Tony's own entry. The tail of Raymond's entry line is garbled in our scan; the RK mark is described there as personalized stamping and may be conjoined.

The Mark

"Raymond Kyasyousie (1957-; Hopi). Active since 1970s. Overlay; silver, gold. May be marked for Hopicrafts. Husband of Docothy Poleyma Kyasyoti of Tooy Kyasyoosle. Ma,k; RK (pe"°"aU,ed stamplog; may be ,oojoloed)"

— Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. (2022), approx. p. ~18410.

The mark as documented in the Hougart corpus: RK (personalized stamping, per our scan's reading; may be conjoined); may be marked for Hopicrafts.

References

• Hougart, Bille. Native American and Southwestern Silver Hallmarks, 5th ed. Schiffer Publishing, 2022. Entry approx. p. ~18410.

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