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Catalog Number

CAS 2019-0001-0069   CAS 2019-0001-0069; Fetish (bear)
Category Carvings
Object Name Fetish (bear)
Culture Zuni Pueblo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Bernard Homer
Date of Manufacture ca. 1985
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone; Alabaster
Description Bear fetish; Carved from alabaster, with inlaid jet eyes; Fetish bundle is tied to the badger’s back by a sinew binding wrapped around the stomach; Bundle consists of small alabaster projectile point topped by a smaller projectile point in turquoise, with a strip of small shell beads on top of both; Artist Bernard Homer.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.0, Width = 2.2, Length = 7.8