Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1372 | |
| Category | Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Butter knife | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | McKinley | |
| Other Geographic Data | Community: Coolidge area | |
| Maker's Name | Frank Charlie, Eckley Yazzie | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1933 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver | |
| Description | Butter knife with flat silver blade with expanded and rounded distal end; Hand forged hollow ware silver handle also expands slightly toward proximal end and is stamped on both faces with horned moon symbol (hallmark of Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, Coolidge, NM). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.9, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 16.1 | |