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Subject: Pair of Salt and Pepper Containers
This set consists of a sterling silver salt cellar and serving spoon and a pepper shaker, all in the style of Navajo, or quite possibly Hopi silverwork. The workmanship is extraordinary with a top layer consisting of cutout designs imposed over a lower layer of smoke-colored silver backing. It is the overlay technique that makes us say it could be of Hopi origin.
Condition: original condition
Provenance: from the personal collection of Margaret Gutierrez, Santa Clara Pueblo
Recommended Reading: Masterworks and Eccentricities: The Druckman Collection; Navajo and Pueblo Jewelry and Metalwork 1880-1950 by Robert Bauver
Subject: Pair of Salt and Pepper Containers
Unknown Maker
Category: Silver Objects
Origin: Diné - Navajo Nation
Medium: sterling silver
Size: 1-1/8" tall x 1-7/8" diameter
Item # C3371E
