Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1317 | |
| 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 horned moon symbol (hallmark of Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, at Coolidge, NM). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.2, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 23.7 | |