Culture/People:

A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

Shop of the New and Old World  Search this

Object Name:

Horse figure

Media/Materials:

Abalone/Haliotis shell, jet/lignite

Techniques:

Carved, inlaid

Dimensions:

5.3 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

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

Date created:

1954

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Shop of the New and Old World (Santa Fe, New Mexico) in 1955; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

25/6759

Barcode:

256759.000

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ce28e157-d2a4-4d49-9047-6077825c8934

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_272642