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Object Number
985-27-10/59064
Display Title
Zuni fetish. Long rounded stone w/ bundle on top. At center of bundle is a carve
Descriptions
Object Description
Zuni fetish. Long rounded stone w/ bundle on top. At center of bundle is a carved person w/ a piece of bone on either side. On top of this is some shell and a piece of turquoise, all of which are wrapped and strung w/ sinew. 10.1x3 cm.
Inventory Description
Fetish, ovate stone withground stone human figure, shells and turq. attached
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
New Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms
Zuni Pueblo
Materials
Stone, Shell, Turquoise, Sinew, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 3.8 x 5 cm (4 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59064/ 34543
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1933 - 1985)
Dealer
Mr. C. G. Wallace
(1933)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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