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Culture/People:
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Teddy Weahkee, A:shiwi (Zuni), 1896-1965  Search this
Previous owner:
Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Carter/Ernest Sigmund Schickler), Non-Indian, 1922-2009  Search this
Eloise L. Carter (Eloise [Ellie] Leona Carter/Mrs. Ernest S. Carter), Non-Indian  Search this
Donor:
Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Carter/Ernest Sigmund Schickler), Non-Indian, 1922-2009  Search this
Eloise L. Carter (Eloise [Ellie] Leona Carter/Mrs. Ernest S. Carter), Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Fetish figure (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Deer antler, feather/feathers, turquoise
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA
Collection History:
Formerly in the collection of Ernest S. Carter (Ernest Sigmund Schickler, 1922-2009) and Eloise L. Carter (photographers of Native American petroglyphs and pictographs, and MAI research associates between 1964-1976); donated to MAI by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest S. Carter in 1973.
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Catalog Number:
24/7705
Barcode:
247705.000
See related items:
A:shiwi (Zuni)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws686f747e3-38a9-487e-83dc-fcb9443a6669
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_263426