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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 3695583, member: 45&quot;]I&#039;m afraid there isn&#039;t just one answer, it varied from tribe to tribe, and sometimes depended on the individual potter.&nbsp; There was resistance to do so, since some though it was unnecessarily drawing attention to ones work, which they believed rightfully belonged to the tribe as a whole.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maria Martinez of San Ildefonso is usually credited with being the first to sign with her name, in 1923.&nbsp; In the 1920s at Hopi, some potters were also signing with a symbol or hallmark, and some potters were signing with their tribal affiliation, such as Acoma and Laguna.</p><p><br /></p><p>By the 1930s several Santa Clara potters were signing with their names. It wasn&#039;t until the 1960s that it became common practice among most tribes, although some, such as Jemez, still sign only with their initials and tribal affiliation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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