Fetish

22635

From: New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

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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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