Lizard fetish figure

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Date created: 1964

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 1965; 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: 25/6649
Barcode: 256649.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Lizard fetish figure
Media/Materials: Deer antler, turquoise
Techniques: Carved, inlaid
Dimensions: 16.5 x 3.8 x 4.1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws674458f23-5f85-4385-8225-c299ca495ac2

Record ID: NMAI_272532