Tawangyaouma, Ralph

(Hopi, 1906-1973). Usually called "Ralph T", for obvious reasons. (Which brings to mind the old joke: what does a Hopi man give to his wife on their wedding day that's long and hard? His name.) Another of the early Hopi smiths who used a hallmark, and like Robinson his career was long. He made jewelry out of a shop in Phoenix for a time in the 1950s, but spent most of his life at Hotevilla on Third Mesa. Community obligations took up most of his time, so his work is quite uncommon.