Silver Matchbook Case with Knife Wing Design [SOLD]
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- Category: Silver Objects
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: Sterling Silver
- Size: 2" x 1-5/8"
- Item # C3954F SOLD
A popular souvenir for non-jewelry buyers was a matchbook case. Any matchbook could be placed securely in this sterling silver case. This case is still functional, and can still hold a book of matches. It is adorned with the Knife Wing on the front cover and with a four-directional design on the back.
The Knife Wing was one of Fred Harvey’s most popular designs. Legend has this half-man, half-bird spirit possessing powers of strength and courage. This Knife Wing is carefully rendered to show his wings made of flint and his human dress.
Condition: very good condition
Provenance: this Silver Matchbook Case with Knife Wing Design is from a gentleman in Colorado
Recommended Reading: The Great Southwest of the Fred Harvey Company and the Santa Fe Railway, edited by Martha Weigle and Barbara Babcock, Heard Museum 1996.
- Category: Silver Objects
- Origin: Diné of the Navajo Nation
- Medium: Sterling Silver
- Size: 2" x 1-5/8"
- Item # C3954F SOLD
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