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Image with Small Bird (Payatamu, God of Music, Flowers and Butterflies)

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo). Image with Small Bird (Payatamu, God of Music, Flowers and Butterflies), late 19th century. Wood, beads, abalone shell, pigment, string, 17 x 5 x 2 3/4 in. (43.2 x 12.7 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund, 04.297.5318. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Image with Small Bird (Payatamu, God of Music, Flowers and Butterflies)

Date

late 19th century

Geography

Place made: Zuni, New Mexico, United States

Medium

Wood, beads, abalone shell, pigment, string

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

17 x 5 x 2 3/4 in. (43.2 x 12.7 x 7 cm)

Credit Line

Museum Expedition 1904, Museum Collection Fund

Accession Number

04.297.5318

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A:shiwi (Zuni Pueblo)

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