Hello
Does this hallmark belong to Joe josytewa?
I’m not sure.
Any help is good.
Good weekend and a great time
Max
The pieces I find don’t have that smaller inside snowflake. Do you have the piece? Can you provide a picture?
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Cool pendant! How big is it?
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I would be a little suspect, went to the page and the Jonathan Beyuka style bolo is attributed to a Navajo artist. Also, if you notice the head gear on your pendant it looks cast. Hopi overlay is going to be much cleaner.
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I’m very happy for your help and any information is greatly welcome.
Can you tell me which artist do you think it is?
All the best
Max
Good morning Max, this reads sort of like a disclaimer from the website url in your 1st photo.
_In our online shop, we offer a large selection with over 1500 pieces of jewelry high quality and handmade Indian jewelry Navajo, Zuni & Hopi Indians from Arizona and New Mexico in USA. Typical of the Indian jewelery art is the beautiful sterling silver jewelry, which is adorned with the precious stones turquoise, coral, lapis lazuli, mother of pearl and Jetstone filigree handmade with original designs. You will find very special and unique pieces of jewelery in our thematic collection of unique items and rarities, which have been awarded our “Genuine Native Indian Handcrafted” quality certificate. Furthermore, we stock a large and diverse assortment of silver jewelery, influenced by the jewelery styles of the original Indian jewelery, made by smaller jewelery and craft companies in the southwestern United States. _
screen shot below taken from a completed sale archive of a different website of a Joe Josytewa sig.
hope this helps
It is possible that the pieces are manufactured. The site claims it is Joe Josytewa, however this doesn’t seem to match the hallmark we are finding online. You might send an image to Hopi Arts & Crafts Guild. Then you have this piece that has lots of stamping and the work I am finding of his https://www.google.com/search?biw=1680&bih=889&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=6311XLCNMZvvjwSc7pTACg&q=joe+josytewa+hopi+jewelry&oq=joe+josytewa+hopi+jewelry&gs_l=img.3...212288.218501..218736...0.0..0.209.2584.0j16j1......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......0j0i7i30j0i5i30j0i24.2CiTndPRyTQ#imgrc=3gBHwv_q_4uYoM: is almost all overlay.
The signature hallmark is definitely Joe’s. I know one of his cousins and phoned him for a custom piece. Each concho has his signature stamped on the “straps” of the concho plus the same “cross” design. It’s also on the ranger set he did. Since I asked for specific water symbols, this is a one-of-a-kind piece.
Is it just me or is the original posting pic different from Joe?