Fetish figure

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Date created: 1959-1960

Culture/People: A:shiwi (Zuni)
Previous owner: Elsie W. Latham (Mrs. Wesley E. Latham), Non-Indian, 1905-1990; Wesley E. Latham, Non-Indian, 1905-1974
Donor: Elsie W. Latham (Mrs. Wesley E. Latham), Non-Indian, 1905-1990

Collection History: Purchased by Elsie W. Latham (1905-1990) and her husband Wesley E. Latham (1905-1974) from an unknown source in 1960; bequeathed to NMAI by Elsie W. Latham.
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Place: Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA

See related items: A:shiwi (Zuni); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/3236
Barcode: 253236.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Fetish figure
Media/Materials: Turquoise, hide, coral
Techniques: Carved, wrapped, polished, drilled, ground
Dimensions: 9 x 3 x 4.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws644bbbfa6-e3b8-4518-a2eb-0f1ea1c00af7

Record ID: NMAI_269130