Fetish

22648

From: New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Wei-Ma
Object Number 22648
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo | Zuni
Provenience New Mexico
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Stone | Fiber | Coral | Shell
Iconography Bird
Description

Bird fetish with incised lines indicating feathers. A white, stone point is attached to the back of the bird using a plant fiber cord inserted through a large perforation through the belly. A strand of orange coral and shell beads is wrapped around the neck. Carved from a white stone.

Height 2.7 cm
Length 4.4 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Credit Line Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902
Other Number S/P/6 - Field No SF

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