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Object Number
2011.12.310
Display Title
Fetish pot encrusted with crushed turquoise; 8 carved stone fetishes affixed with leather ties through pre-made holes in clay
Descriptions
Object Description
Fetish pot encrusted with crushed turquoise; 8 carved stone fox or wolf fetishes affixed with leather ties through holes made in the pot for this purpose; each fetish wears a carved shell arrow point, piece of turquoise, piece of branch coral, and heishi on the leather ties on its back
Classification
- Pot
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
McKinley County
/
Zuni
Dimensions
Other: 13.2 x 20.2 x 20.4 cm (5 3/16 x 7 15/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.12.1
Credit Line
Gift of The Ward Family
Provenance
Collector
Irma Bailey
(-2003)
Owner
Jeffrey Ward
(2003-2011)
Donor
Donated by
Jeffrey Ward
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