Fetish
94-16-16
From: New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 94-16-16 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Zuni |
| Provenience | New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Creator | Leonard Halate |
| Date Made | Circa 1994 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Antler | Turquoise | Mother-of-Pearl | Spondylus Shell | Cora | Steel | Adhesive |
| Technique | Carved | Sanded | Buffed | Inlay |
| Iconography | Alligator? | Dinosaur? |
| Description | Antler alligator or dinosaur with four carved antler feet attached to body with steel pegs and adhesive. Mother of pearl fin on back surrounded by turquoise chips. Turquoise inlaid eyes and red coral inlaid nostrils. Red spondylus tongue protruding from mouth with simulated teeth. |
| Height | 4.8 cm |
| Length | 14.8 cm |
| Width | 3.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Pueblo of Zuni Arts & Crafts, 1994 |
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