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Concretion fetish bird? with abalone shell bead eyes and a turquoise heishi necklace
Concretion fetish bird? with abalone shell bead eyes and a turquoise heishi necklace
Object Number 2011.12.228
Display Title Concretion fetish bird? with abalone shell bead eyes and a turquoise heishi necklace
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fetish, bird, concretion, abalone shell bead eyes, turquoise heishi necklace
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / McKinley County / Zuni
Materials Concretion Abalone Turquoise
Dimensions Other: 11 x 7 x 7.1 cm (4 5/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.12.228
Credit Line Gift of The Ward Family
Provenance
Collector Oscar Branson
Collector Irma Bailey (-2003)
Owner Jeffrey Ward (2003-2011)
Donor Donated by Jeffrey Ward

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