Lightening

94-24-3

From: New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Title Lightening
Object Number 94-24-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Pueblo | Zuni
Provenience New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Date Made 1902
Section American
Materials Cotton String
Description

Cotton string arranged in a design, originally on one's fingers, and attached to a paper backing.

As per Stewart Culin, "pichowai wailolo, lightning," among the Zuni and, "twin stars," among the Navajo.

Length 33 cm
Width 13 cm
Credit Line Southwest Expedition, R. Stewart Culin; subscription of R. C. H. Brock, 1902
Other Number 22606 - Other Number

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