Culture/People:

A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this

Previous owner:

Eva D. Balamuth (Mrs. Lewis Balamuth), Non-Indian, 1914-2006  Search this

Donor:

Eva D. Balamuth (Mrs. Lewis Balamuth), Non-Indian, 1914-2006  Search this

Honoree:

Maurice Balamuth, Non-Indian, b. 1883  Search this

Object Name:

Fetish figure

Media/Materials:

Turquoise, shell beads

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Eva D. Balamuth (Mrs. Lewis Balamuth, 1914-2006); donated to MAI by Mrs. Balamuth in 1968 in memory of her father-in-law Maurice Balamuth.

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Catalog Number:

24/2363

Barcode:

242363.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b91094a8-5dec-4a0e-a040-a624b18fe977

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_257744