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Altar Fetish (wei-ma hok-ti-ta-sha) representing black bear or mountain lion

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Altar Fetish (wei-ma hok-ti-ta-sha) representing black bear or mountain lion, late 19th century. Stone, turquoise, pigment, 12 5/8 x 7 1/16 in. (32.1 x 17.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund, 04.297.5052. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Altar Fetish (wei-ma hok-ti-ta-sha) representing black bear or mountain lion

Date

late 19th century

Geography

Place made: Zuni, New Mexico, United States

Medium

Stone, turquoise, pigment

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

12 5/8 x 7 1/16 in. (32.1 x 17.9 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

04.297.5052

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A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

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