Carved Stone Amulet
A:shiwi (Zuni)
Zuni Pueblo (Halona-Wah)
Southwest
collected about 1903
White stone, blue glass, string, and shell
Overall: 1 5/8 × 5/8 × 1/2 in. (4.1 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.17.10092
Geography
Place Made: Zuni Pueblo, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Symbol: Amulet
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Southwest
Not on view
Provenance
Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico; collected by Clara G. Corser Turner Churchill (1851-1945) and Frank Carroll Churchill (1850-1912), Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico, probably 1903; bequeathed to present collection, 1946.
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