Lightening
94-24-3
From: New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Lightening |
| Object Number | 94-24-3 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Pueblo | Zuni |
| Provenience | New Mexico | Zuni Pueblo |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1902 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Cotton String |
| Description | Cotton string arranged in a design, originally on one's fingers, and attached to a paper backing. As per Stewart Culin, "pichowai wailolo, lightning," among the Zuni and, "twin stars," among the Navajo. |
| Length | 33 cm |
| Width | 13 cm |
| Credit Line | Southwest Expedition, R. Stewart Culin; subscription of R. C. H. Brock, 1902 |
| Other Number | 22606 - Other Number |
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