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  • Jun 28, 2012, 01:24 PM
    Dana017
    American indian hallmarks
    I have a wonderful contemporary Native American necklace. It has large cutout coyote and is heavily beaded. The hall mark is R* (a R with a star next to it.) Any ideas who the artist is? Thank you, Dana
  • Jun 28, 2012, 04:31 PM
    tootaloo699
    I had a frirnd named Rhett Lewis who learned to make Native American Jewerly from his father an the shop they owned was in Holbrook, AZ an was called Lewis Traders. He used a R for awhile then when on to other symbols later. I have a lot of his jewerly because he let me pick my own stones an would custom design around them for me. Sorry to say that Rhett has not been making anything since they robbed his shop. He got completely out of the business. It is still possible that there is a few designers using that symbol, letter though. Good Luck
  • Jun 28, 2012, 04:36 PM
    JudyKayTee
    Fascinating - but the question was R* - did your friend's father use that specific mark when he made "jewerly"?
  • Jun 28, 2012, 05:12 PM
    tootaloo699
    Yes he did us an R.
  • Jun 28, 2012, 05:14 PM
    Alty
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tootaloo699 View Post
    Yes he did us an R.
    R*. The question asked about an R and a star, not just an R.

    Geesh! :(
  • Jun 28, 2012, 05:37 PM
    JudyKayTee
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Alty View Post
    R*. The question asked about an R and a star, not just an R.

    Geesh! :(
    Didn't God ever tell you not to say "Geesh"?
  • Jun 28, 2012, 05:38 PM
    Alty
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by JudyKayTee View Post
    Didn't God ever tell you not to say "Geesh"?
    LOL! Only once, but I ignored him/her/it/my imagination. :)
  • Jun 28, 2012, 05:41 PM
    JudyKayTee
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by tootaloo699 View Post
    Yes he did us an R.

    Let's try this again - it's usE, not us.

    The question was about an R and a star. Got it?
  • Jun 29, 2012, 10:21 AM
    odinn7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by JudyKayTee View Post
    Didn't God ever tell you not to say "Geesh"?
    OMG! You owe me a new monitor and keyboard! I spit iced tea all over it when I saw this comment! LMAO!
  • Jun 29, 2012, 06:33 PM
    JudyKayTee
    This is the best part of "the profile": Please do not call me an expert, I will make no such claims!
  • Jun 29, 2012, 07:56 PM
    Alty
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by JudyKayTee View Post
    This is the best part of "the profile": Please do not call me an expert, I will make no such claims!
    I love that part too. When I read it the first thing that came into my head was "duh!" ;)
  • Jul 7, 2012, 03:41 PM
    granon
    Hi, I could not find an R with a star in the Hallmarks of the southwest book by barton wright. However, you may want to look at the following links I have put together for my own use in looking up hallmarks: http://delicious.com/stacks/view/JUEkdL

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