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Object Number
84-45-10/33576
Display Title
Zuni whizzer
Descriptions
Object Description
Zuni whizzer. Used in rain dance to call the rain. May have been used by bow prietst.
Inventory Description
Bullroarer, carved wood, red pigmented zig zag design down side, leather cord
Classification
- Musical
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Mexico
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<County>
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<City>
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Pueblo of Zuni
Materials
Wood, Leather, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 11.6 x 1.7 x 0.6 cm (4 9/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
33576
Provenance
Collector
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(1883)
Donor
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(12/1884)
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