Ebony letter opener

Title:

Ebony letter opener

Date:

1951

Description:

Ebony paper knife with an elephant carved on the handle, large notch carved just below elephant; origin West Kenya.

Collection Title:

Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Objects

Topical Subject:

Kenya--Civilization--20th century and Knives--Africa, Sub-Saharan

Geographic Subject:

Africa, Kenya, Africa, Sub-Saharan, and Africa, East

Shelving Locator:

1989.001.104b

Date Digital:

2009-08

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

31423