Fetish
| Native Name | Wei-Ma |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 22646 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Pueblo Zuni |
| Provenience: | New Mexico |
| Culture Area: | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Clay Sinew Shell Turquoise |
| Iconography: | Animal |
| Height: | 2.1 cm |
| Length: | 4.3 cm |
| Width: | 1.8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
| Other Number: | S/P/6 - Field No SF |
Description
Mountain Lion (long tail) fetish, long body with long tail curved along the back, round face, short legs. Buff clay with red pigment, two pendants of turquoise strapped to the back of the fetish with twine and shell beads. Represents the direction North, swept or barren place, Yellow Mountain.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| American Indian Life 1776-1976 ( Dec 1976 - 1978) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] 1976. American Indian Life: 1776-1976.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 15 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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