Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0069 | |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Fetish (bear) | |
| Culture | Zuni Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
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| Maker's Name | Bernard Homer | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Alabaster; Turquoise; Shell; Sinew | |
| Description | Bear fetish; Carved from alabaster, with inlaid jet eyes; Fetish bundle is tied to the bear’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 | |