Painted rawhide stretched over round, wood? hoop; design on face, black bear on ochre ground.
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:
Shields (armor)
Accession date:
1919
Context of use:
Carried in dance. Note, original entry describes as model. Model probably means it was made to order by one of Kroeber`s informants and that it is full size.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 25 centimeters
Comment:
Context of use: Illustrated shields (see reference) are similar in size. Photo: yes. Conservation: Treated with arsenic (sodium arsenite). References: F. Cushing, "Zuni Fetishes," 2nd Annual Report BAE, 1880-81, pls. X & XI. Carried in dance. Note, original entry describes as model. Model probably means it was made to order by one of Kroeber`s informants and that it is full size.