Zuni Artist Jack Weekoty

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Jack Weekoty (also spelled Weekooty) was a Zuni artist born in 1916.

He produced jewelry from 1945-1975.

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His hallmark, as shown in the photo below, is JW with a design around it that looks like a little shed with a roof and walls however some have interpreted the design as clouds and rain.

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This is important because a more contemporary Navajo artist, Juliana Williams, also uses the JW hallmark but without the design around the initials.

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