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Presentation Trowel with Snake Handle
Oomersi Mawji of Bhuj (Indian, active in Cutch (Bhuj), about 1860–1890)
Indian, Cutch
about 1875
Medium/Technique
Silver with wood handle
Dimensions
Overall: 26.7 x 7.9 x 3.2 cm (10 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Keith McLeod Fund with the generous assistance of Richard Milhender
Accession Number2014.860
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsSilver
Marks
Marked OM
InscriptionsMarked "OM" (Oomersi Mawji)
Provenance1875, presented to J. B. Peile Esquire, near Dhoraji, Gujarat, India. 2002, purchased by Richard Milhender from Wynyard Wilkinson, London; 2014, sold by Richard Milhender to the MFA. (Accession date: June 25, 2014)