Shield and bow and arrow miniatures

Museum number:
2-10493
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.543
Description:
Small, netted shield with miniature bow and arrows. Olivella shells, one shell loose.
Donor:
Alfred L. Kroeber, Elsie Clews Parsons, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Zuni, Zuni Reservation, McKinley County
Verbatim coll. place:
Zuni
Culture or time period:
Zuni
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber
Collection date:
1918
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Arrows (projectiles), Miniature (size attribute), and Shields (armor)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1919
Context of use:
From a war god shrine.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
No piece count on card.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shield and bow and arrow miniatures, accession number 2-10493, described as Small, netted shield with miniature bow and arrows. Olivella shells, one shell loose.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shield and bow and arrow miniatures, accession number 2-10493, described as Small, netted shield with miniature bow and arrows. Olivella shells, one shell loose.

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