Candle wick trimmer and snuffer
Artist
India
Date19th century
MediumMetal
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Object number2003.4.232 LA
Descriptionscissors in the shape of a bird. The handle is in its back and hangs beneath its body. If pushed up, it releases the blades from it's beak. It has a tail and legs and a stand like a sculpture. Finely carved with a simple vine design on sides of beak and blades, body and tailOn View
Not on viewCollections
c. 1864
PUEBLO
Waiwai (Native Amazonian)
