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Object Number
995-29-20/27349A
Display Title
Silver and ironwood dish (A) with matching knife (B)
Descriptions
Object Description
Silver and ironwood dish (A) with matching knife (B) Rectangular piece of ironwood with a rectangular silver tray in the center and three silver inlaid circles at each end. The knife has a silver blade and an ironwood handle with identical design on each side consisting of an inlaid arrow and a circle. This set is probably meant for either butter or cheese.
Inventory Description
Wooden dish, silver inlay, long, narrow, with inlaid silver circles at each end.
Classification
- Dish
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1940-1949
Culture
- Southwest
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
Materials
Silver, Wood, Ironwood
Dimensions
Overall: 25 x 6.5 x 1.6 cm (9 13/16 x 2 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-20/27349A; Mex 4A / 10" / 20/27349A; MANTI####
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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