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Object Number 2011.12.310.4
Display Title Pair of black stone fetish bears with turquoise eyes, bound with sinew and 3 turquoise beads
Descriptions
Object Description Pair of black stone fetish bears with turquoise eyes, bound with sinew with 3 turquoise beads; each bear signed "Zuni / Cheryl Beyuka"; associated with fetish pot 2011.12.310
Classification
  • Fetish
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Artist Cheryl Beyuka
Culture
  • Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / McKinley County / Zuni
Dimensions Other: 2.2 x 4.2 x 1.9 cm (7/8 x 1 5/8 x 3/4 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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