Fetish

22633

From: New Mexico

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Wei-Ma
Object Number 22633
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo | Zuni
Provenience New Mexico
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Stone (uncertain) | Shell (uncertain) | Plant Fiber | Turquoise
Iconography Animal
Description

Animal fetish with a rectangular body, four short legs, and a short, rounded tail. The head has two rounded ears and a snouted face with an open mouth. A black substance is used to highlight the facial features. Two discoidal, turquoise beads are attached to the back using a plant fiber cord wrapped around the body. Carved from a white stone with brown striations.

Height 1.2 cm
Length 2.2 cm
Width 0.8 cm
Credit Line Southwest Expedition; R. Stewart Culin; subscription of Robert C. H. Brock, 1902

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