Fetish
CG051191-2253
From: United States of America | New Mexico | Rio Grande Region
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | CG051191-2253 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pueblo | Zuni (uncertain) |
| Provenience | United States of America | New Mexico | Rio Grande Region |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Stone | Turquoise |
| Iconography | Bear |
| Description | Bear fetish with a long, stocky body and four short legs. The back is slightly arched and ends in a short, pointed tail. The head has pointed ears, a flattened snout, and forward-facing eyes made from inlaid turquoise. Carved from a white stone with red striations. Represents protection, strength, healing, and the cardinal direction West. Per Gottschall: Stone Bear Fetish, Pueblo, Rio Grande River, N. Mex |
| Height | 3 cm |
| Length | 7 cm |
| Width | 1.9 cm |
| Other Number | 16982 - ANSP Number | I 655 - Gottschall Number |
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