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Object Number
985-27-10/59060
Display Title
Zuni medicine bag and contents. Bag has fringe on all sides. Contains stone anim
Descriptions
Object Description
Zuni medicine bag and contents. Bag has fringe on all sides. Contains stone animal fetishes, cornmeal and turquoise chips. Dark patina. 10.7x5.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Pouch, leather, fringed, containing fetish, cornmeal and turquoise chips, loop
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
New Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms
Zuni Pueblo
Materials
Leather, Stone, Turquoise, Cornmeal
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 8.7 x 2.6 cm (7 7/8 x 3 7/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59060/ 34551
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1933 - 1985)
Dealer
Mr. C. G. Wallace
(1933)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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