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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1313   CAS 0370-1313; Dinner knife
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Dinner 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; Stainless steel
Description Dinner knife with straight-edged stainless steel blade with rounded distal end; Hand forged silver handle expands slightly at proximal end, where it is stamped on both faces with (hallmark of Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, at Coolidge, NM).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.2, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 23.7