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Black Bear Fetish (Wei-ma-aim-shi)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

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Caption

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Black Bear Fetish (Wei-ma-aim-shi), purchased in 1904. Stone, pigment, 4 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (11.4 × 19.7 × 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund, 04.297.5053. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Black Bear Fetish (Wei-ma-aim-shi)

Date

purchased in 1904

Medium

Stone, pigment

Classification

Ceremonial

Dimensions

4 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (11.4 × 19.7 × 7 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

04.297.5053

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A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

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