Decorated shell with Fire God design
Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of Katherine Harvey (1892-1962, granddaughter of Fred Harvey of the Fred Harvey Company); bequeathed to MAI by Katherine Harvey.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- 1957
- Catalog Number
- 23/2456
- Barcode
- 232456.000
- Culture/People
- A:shiwi (Zuni)
- Artist/Maker
- Leo Poblano, A:shiwi (Zuni), 1905-1959
- Previous owner
- Katherine Harvey, Non-Indian, 1892-1962
- Donor
- Katherine Harvey, Non-Indian, 1892-1962
- Object Type
- Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
- Object Name
- Decorated shell with Fire God design
- Media/Materials
- Abalone/Haliotis shell, shell/shells, coral, turquoise, jet/lignite
- Techniques
- Carved, inlaid
- Place
- Zuni Pueblo, Zuni Reservation; McKinley County; New Mexico; USA
- See related items
- A:shiwi (Zuni)
- Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
- Record ID
- NMAI_247742
