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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1460   CAS 0370-1460; Ashtray
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Ashtray
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1960
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Oval ashtray in form of shallow dish with rounded base and flaring sides; Bowl is supported on 3 heavy gauge silver wire legs that are crudely soldered to base; Rim of ashtray is scalloped; Stamped design around interior rim include band of contiguous crescent shapes with small star at tip of each crescent; Ashtray is unsigned.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.3, Width = 6.7, Length = 8.8