Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1269 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Cake knife | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Pinal | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Scottsdale | |
| Maker's Name | Kenneth Begay (1913-1977) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1959 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Cake knife with slight convex cutting edge and asymmetrical back edge; Flat blade expands in width toward distal end, then abruptly tapers in series of terraces; Short solid handle is equal in width to narrowest portion of blade and expands slightly at proximal end and is decorated with pair of parallel lines encircling handle just behind juncture with blade and series of crescent lines that fan out from small circle on proximal end of both faces of handle; "Sterling Hand Made" are stamped on one face of blade along with hallmarks "KB" (Kenneth Begay) and image of a Navajo hogan (White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.5, Length = 24.8 | |