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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