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CAS 0370-1411   CAS 0370-1411; Iced tea spoon
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Iced tea spoon
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 Iced tea spoon with oval-shaped bowl and very long and slender flat handle that expands to its maximum width at the rounded proximal end; Proximal end is stamped with horned moon symbol (hallmark for Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, Coolidge, NM).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 21.0