Small Ivory Letter Opener with Wide Blade and Elephant on Handle

Object/Artifact

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Small ivory letter opener from India.: Image of the small ivory letter opener with elephant on handle. It is decorated with cutouts in a floral pattern along the blade.
Small ivory letter opener from India.

Image of the small ivory letter opener with elephant on handle. It is decorated with cutouts in a floral pattern along the blade.

Name/Title

Small Ivory Letter Opener with Wide Blade and Elephant on Handle

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000428

Description

Small ivory letter opener with elephant on handle. It is decorated with cutouts in a floral pattern along the blade. The letter opener was made in India.

Context

The letter opener was gifted to the Jordans by member of the Kuwait Oil Company upon their return from a visit home to India.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

India

Parts

Count

1

Parts

Letter Opener