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Object Number 2011.12.184
Display Title Fetish bear, jet with inlaid coral lifeline and turquoise eyes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fetish, bear, jet, turquoise eyes, coral lifeline, polished
Department Ethnographic
Artist Teddy Weahkee (c. 1965)
Culture
  • Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / McKinley County / Zuni
Dimensions Other: 5.3 x 4.1 x 12.3 cm (2 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 4 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.12.184
Credit Line Gift of The Ward Family
Provenance
Collector Irma Bailey (1965 - 2003)
Owner Jeffrey Ward (2003-2011)
Donor Donated by Jeffrey Ward

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