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Object Number 2011.12.170
Display Title Fetish bird of turquoise with black eyes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fetish, bird, turquoise, black eyes
Department Ethnographic
Date c. 1960's
Artist Leekya Deyuse (1968 or earlier)
Culture
  • Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / McKinley County / Zuni
Materials Turquoise
Dimensions Other: 1.4 x 4.5 x 5.3 cm (9/16 x 1 3/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.12.170
Credit Line Gift of The Ward Family
Provenance
Collector Irma Bailey (1968 -2003)
Owner Jeffrey Ward (2003-2011)
Donor Donated by Jeffrey Ward

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