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Start Over Donor Alfred L. Kroeber Culture or time period Southwestern Native American
Hearst Museum object titled Dress, accession number 2-10511, described as Tubular; characteristic Zuni weave and embroidery. This is really a blanket stitched together to form a gown. Black wool in diagonal twill; ends heavily embroidered in blue wool. Native mends.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drill, accession number 2-10400, described as Pump drill; made of wood, cross piece attached with leather strip, thong holes in wood, stone fly wheel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Drill, accession number 2-10401, described as Pump drill; made of wood, cross piece attached with leather strip, stone fly wheel; shaft has triangular metal file core which extends 2 cm beyond end of shaft and comes to a point.
Hearst Museum object titled Fossil fetish, accession number 2-10521a,b, described as 2 fossil clam or mussel shells found by a Zuni in No. 10520. He regarded these as fetishes and the bowl as their teshkwi or altar.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Game, accession number 2-10430a-f, described as Four wooden cylinders, stone ball, and bundle of 101 straw counters.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Heddle, accession number 2-10413, described as Made of wood splints lashed together with leather cord; strips of red and white cloth tied on in 3 places; splints missing.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Heddle, accession number 2-10412, described as Made of wood splints lashed together with leather cord.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Heddle, accession number 2-10414, described as Made of cane splints lashed together with leather cord; one cloth strip tied on to form loop.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hook, accession number 2-10396, described as Made of wood; leather strip with loop is tied to long end; v-shaped, hook end curves off to one side and is half length of long end; cylindrical and uncarved; forked at long end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hook, accession number 2-10395, described as Made of wood; leather strip with loop is tied to long end; v-shaped, hook end 2/3 length of long end; carved flat; split at long end.

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