Candle wick trimmer and snuffer
Artist
India
MediumMetal
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Object number2003.4.224 LA
DescriptionRound handled scissors. Adorned with four bird sculptures. One blade has an inch high and 1/2 inch thick "BOX" along its top. The other blade is a flat back to the "BOX" so it opens and closes when the "blades" do. The box has a "clover" top and one bird upon it. The bird's wings are carved with lines and have indented eyes. Lines cared into the one extending blade point. The "box" is carved with fine lines and circles with dots in them.On View
Not on viewCollections
c. 1864
Philippines
MELANESIA/INDONESIA
BALI
