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Object Number
2011.12.173
Display Title
Fetish bear of clam shell lip, with coral eyes and 16 turquoise spots on sides and back
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Fetish, bear, clam shell lip, coral eyes, turquoise spots on sides and back
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 1967
Artist
Teddy Weahkee
(c. 1967)
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
McKinley County
/
Zuni
Materials
Clam shell Coral Turquoise
Dimensions
Other: 2.7 x 1.8 x 7.3 cm (1 1/16 x 11/16 x 2 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.12.173
Credit Line
Gift of The Ward Family
Provenance
Collector
Alice Homer
(- 1967)
Collector
Irma Bailey
(1967 -2003)
Owner
Jeffrey Ward
(2003-2011)
Donor
Donated by
Jeffrey Ward
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