Large Carved Ivory Letter Opener with Elephant on Handle and Length of Blade

Object/Artifact

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Carved ivory elephant letter opener.: Image of the large carved ivory letter opener with an elephant on the handle and 26 small elephants running down the length of the blade. It is propped on a acrylic silver stand and white cube.
Carved ivory elephant letter opener.

Image of the large carved ivory letter opener with an elephant on the handle and 26 small elephants running down the length of the blade. It is propped on a acrylic silver stand and white cube.

Name/Title

Large Carved Ivory Letter Opener with Elephant on Handle and Length of Blade

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000430

Description

Large carved ivory letter opener with an elephant on the handle and 26 small elephants running down the length of the blade. The letter opener was made in India.

Context

The ivory letter opener was gifted to the Jordans by an Indian member of the Kuwait Oil Company after they returned to Kuwait from a trip home.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

India

Parts

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1