Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0071 | |
| 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 | Alice Leekya Homer | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1985 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Travertine; Shell; Turquoise; Coral; Sinew | |
| Description | Bear fetish; Carved from travertine, with painted black eyes; Includes fetish bundle that is tied to the bear’s back by a sinew binding wrapped around the stomach; Bundle consists of a white projectile point topped with a smaller turquoise projectile, with a strip of coral beads on top; Artist Alice Leekya Homer. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.2, Width = 3.3, Length = 7.3 | |