Native Name | Wei-Ma |
Object Number | 22635 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Pueblo | Zuni |
Provenience | New Mexico |
Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Stone (uncertain) | Shell (uncertain) | Sinew | Turquoise |
Iconography | Bear |
Description | Animal fetish, possibly a bear, with a long, rectangular body and short legs. The tail is pointed and has three circumferal grooves. The head has two short, pointed ears, a triangular face with a slightly open mouth, and inset eyes. Turquoise beads are attached to the back using sinew wrapped around the body. Carved from white material. |
Height | 1.8 cm |
Length | 5.2 cm |
Width | 1.2 cm |
Credit Line | Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902 |
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