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Bird-shaped Pendant Amulet

Culture: Native American, Southwest (unidentified)
Medium: Stone
Place Collected: near Pinta, Arizona, USA
Dates: 600-1300
Dimensions: 1 3/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm)
Collections: Arts of the Americas
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 03.325.4509
Credit Line: Museum Expedition 1903, Museum Collection Fund
Image: Overall, 03.325.4509_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: The beige pendant represents a sitting bird. There are scratches on one side of the body which seem to indicate feathers and an X on the other side. A hole passes through the middle of the X to the other side.

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