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Concho attributed to Hosteen Goodluck as it appears on page 15 of Reassessing Hallmarks.





Concho belts, numbers 59 and 61, attributed to Hosteen Goodluck by C.G. Wallace in the 1975 auction catalog.

Numbers 387 and 389, attributed to Hosteen Goodluck by C.G. Wallace in the 1975 auction catalog.

Concho belts 548 and 1091 attributed to Hosteen Goodluck by C.G. Wallace in the 1975 auction catalog.



From the Oakland Tribune June 24, 1937.

Close up of Hosteen Goodluck on the porch of Garden of the Gods Trading Post.


Larry Frank published this 1904 image in Indian Silver Jewelry of the Southwest, 1868-1930 on page 28, but was unaware the subject was silversmith Hosteen Goodluck. The silver squash blossom necklace and concho belt he wears in this image serves as excellent proof of his silversmithing skills.



Porch of Garden of the Gods Trading Post ca. 1929, Porfilia and Severo Tafoya (Santa Clara Pueblo) are far left, Hosteen Goodluck sits on the porch, William Goodluck sits at a stump, with his wife and children around him.
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Published on December 15, 2018 16:14
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message 1: by Arizona (new)

Arizona Mark for what it's worth: Roger Skeet Jr was emphatic that #389 was the work of his father back when I interviewed him in 2005. He had a copy of the catalog with pages folded over where an item by either Skeet was incorrectly attributed.


message 2: by Kim (new)

Kim Messier Thank you for the information, Mark. I know you wrote in “Silver + Stone” that Roger Skeet Jr wanted to clarify unfortunate attributions in the Wallace catalog. This information gives much credence to the possibility that our concho could be by Roger Skeet Sr, which would okay, too.


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