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Hunting fetish bear of jet with turquoise eyes; girth of turquoise, shell and coral beads with banded gray serpentine arrow point on beading thread
Hunting fetish bear of jet with turquoise eyes; girth of turquoise, shell and coral beads with banded gray serpentine arrow point on beading thread
Object Number 2011.12.261
Display Title Hunting fetish bear of jet with turquoise eyes; girth of turquoise, shell and coral beads with banded gray serpentine arrow point on beading thread
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fetish, bear, jet, turquoise eyes, girth of turquoise, shell and coral beads with banded gray serpentine arrow point on beading thread
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / McKinley County / Zuni
Materials Jet Serpentine Turquoise Shell Coral Thread
Dimensions Other: 2.6 x 1.6 x 3.8 cm (1 x 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.12.261
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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