Fetish

22631

From: New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

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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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