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Object Number
995-29-20/27351
Display Title
Silver letter opener
Descriptions
Object Description
Silver letter opener with design on handle in cut out and overlay technique. The design is cut out of the metal on each side of the handle and filled with glass. In between the two sheets of glass are yellow, blue, purple, and green feathers. The design itself is very abstract, but could depict an animal or human figure. Bowers identifies the design as very similar to the Zapotec patterns in Oaxaca. Stamped on back "DOMINDIEZ TAXCO."
Inventory Description
Silver letter opener, with colored feathers, cut-out metal, overlaid with glass.
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Southwest
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
Materials
Silver, Feather, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 16.1 x 4.4 x 0.4 cm (6 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-20/27351; M6A / 7 / 20.27351; DOMINDIEZ TAXCO
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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