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Object Number
985-27-10/59062
Display Title
Zuni medicine bag and contents. Bag has fringe on all sides. Shells attached to
Descriptions
Object Description
Zuni medicine bag and contents. Bag has fringe on all sides. Shells attached to fringe coming from top of bag. Holes all around pouch between thread and fringe. Bag contains cornmeal, stone animal fetishes and turquoise chips(?). 13.3x5.6cm
Inventory Description
Pouch, leather, fringed, olive shells attached, fetishes inside
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms
Zuni Pueblo
Dimensions
Overall: 11.8 x 9.5 x 3.4 cm (4 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59062/ 34552
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1933 - 1985)
Dealer
Mr. C. G. Wallace
(1933)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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