Zoomorph

Museum number:
2-9449
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020009449
Alternate number:
1939 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.382
Description:
Animal representation carved from soft rock; eyes of green stone. White-specked brown clay animal figure tempered and fired at high temperature, has patina surface; eyes are of raw iron ore.
Donor:
Blanche Trask
Collection place:
Zuni, Zuni Reservation, McKinley County
Verbatim coll. place:
Zuni
Culture or time period:
Zuni
Collector:
Blanche Trask
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Zoomorphic
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1910
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 6.5 centimeters and height 2.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-9449, described as Animal representation carved from soft rock; eyes of green stone. White-specked brown clay animal figure tempered and fired at high temperature, has patina surface; eyes are of raw iron ore.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-9449, described as Animal representation carved from soft rock; eyes of green stone. White-specked brown clay animal figure tempered and fired at high temperature, has patina surface; eyes are of raw iron ore.

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