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Object Number
2011.12.310.11
Display Title
Spondylous (spiney oyster) shell.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pink scallop seashell associated with fetish pot 2011.12.310
Classification
- Shell
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
/
McKinley County
/
Zuni
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Other: 4.7 x 5 x 1.1 cm (1 7/8 x 1 15/16 x 7/16 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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