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Catalog Number

CAS 0370-1462   CAS 0370-1462; Cigarette box
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Cigarette box
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Pinal
Other Geographic Data City: Scottsdale
Maker's Name Kenneth Begay (1913-1977)
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1940s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Metal: Silver
Description Rectangular box on 4 hemispherical feet, with hinged lid, fabricated from sheet silver; Box is undecorated except for top of lid which has a large motif of 4 raised, hollow (?), lozenge-shaped leaves alternating with groups of cold chisel stamped feathers, all radiating out from center on stamped, textured background; Band of stamped triangles frames all four edges of lid; "Sterling Original Handmade" is hand etched on base along with hallmarks "KB" (Kenneth Begay) and image of a hogan (White Hogan Shop, Scottsdale, AZ).
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.7, Width = 8.0, Length = 11.8