This unique cigar holder, 5" tall and 8" long, dates from 1907, and it was produced for The Priests of Pallas. It's free of chips and cracks; the colors are vibrant; and the flower border is neat! The Priests of Pallas was a week-long festival held annually in Kansas City from 1887 until 1912, and revived briefly from 1922 to 1924. Festival supporters set out to promote Kansas City’s image as the "Athens of the West" and to parallel other celebrations such as New Orleans's Mardi Gras and St. Louis’s Veiled Prophet. Pallas Athene was the patroness of the festival and motifs were based loosely on figures from Greek mythology.