Bird fetish figure

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Date created: 1967

Culture/People: A:shiwi (Zuni)
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1968; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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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: 25/6762
Barcode: 256762.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Bird fetish figure
Media/Materials: Jet/Lignite, mother-of-pearl
Techniques: Carved, inlaid
Dimensions: 5.2 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws610f375bf-586b-47fe-921b-ec899d28b538

Record ID: NMAI_272645