Carved antler fetish; zoomorphic figure; feathers and projectile point tied around middle of body with sinew containing bits of shell, turquoise and beads.
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Zuni, Zuni Reservation, McKinley County
Verbatim coll. place:
Zuni
Culture or time period:
Zuni
Collector:
Ferol Egan
Collection date:
October 1964
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works) and Fetishes
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1964
Context of use:
Fetish.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 14 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: Received from Ferol Egan in exchange for 1-216521.
Loans:
S2002-2003 #16: San Diego Museum of Man (April 24, 2003–May 31, 2004)