Fetish figure

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Culture/People: A:shiwi (Zuni)
Collector: Frank Hamilton Cushing, Non-Indian, 1857-1900

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857-1900), probably between 1879 and 1884; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1920.
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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: 9/9958
Barcode: 099958.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Fetish figure
Media/Materials: Stone, shell beads, cordage
Techniques: Carved, flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e2f3cc99-b73f-4abc-a60c-39f86c10d529

Record ID: NMAI_107866