Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1459 | |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Cigarette box | |
| Culture | Navajo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona, New Mexico | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Harry Dixon (fabrication of box) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1955 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Silver; Turquoise; Metal: Copper | |
| Description | Rectangular cigarette box made from sheet silver; Heavy silver bar along inside front edge of box acts as counterweight when hinged lid is opened; Convex lid was originally a ketoh with square turquoise stone set in plain bezel in center of pattern of radiating leafs that are done in repoussé technique and stamped along their edges; Additional filler designs are stamped in remaining spaces and rope-like pattern is stamped around all four sides of lid; 4 copper loops soldered onto reverse of lid were for original attachment of ketoh to leather backing pad; Box is unsigned. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.6, Width = 6.4, Length = 8.6 | |