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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1359   CAS 0370-1359; Consommé spoon
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Consommé 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 1932
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Consommé spoon with round bowl and short flat handle that expands in width toward the proximal end, where it is stamped with horned moon symbol (hallmark of Bert I. Staples' shop, Crafts del Navajo, Coolidge, NM).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.8, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 13.7