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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
Materials
Stone Turquoise Sinew
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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