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Object Number
985-27-10/59063
Display Title
Zuni stone fetish w/ bundle. Stone not carved except for eyes and mouth
Descriptions
Object Description
Zuni stone fetish w/ bundle. Stone not carved except for eyes and mouth. Bundle on top w/ carved pieces of wood, cane, arrowheads, turquoise, shell and bone wrapped w/ sinew. 2 strands of shell beads wrapped around top. Remains of string w/ feathers attached to wood. 16.7x8.9 cm.
Inventory Description
Fetish, stone withbundle of sticks, projectile points, shell and reed
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms
Zuni Pueblo
Dimensions
Overall: 16.3 x 8.5 x 9.4 cm (6 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 3 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59063/ 34542
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1933 - 1985)
Dealer
Mr. C. G. Wallace
(1933)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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