Native Name | Wei-Ma |
Object Number | 22631 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Pueblo | Zuni |
Provenience | New Mexico |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Stone | Fiber | Clay |
Iconography | Animal |
Description | Animal fetish with a long, rectangular body and short legs. The head has slightly pointed ears, a flat, triangular face, and inset eyes. A string of discoidal, green beads is attached to the back using a plant fiber cord wrapped around the body. The fetish is painted black with some paint chipped away revealing white underneath. |
Height | 3.9 cm |
Length | 8.2 cm |
Width | 3 cm |
Credit Line | Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
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