Bear Fetish
Artist
Leekya Deyuse
(North American Indian, Zuni, New Mexico, 1889 - 1966)
Dateca. 1935-1950
MediumTurquoise, shell, coral, jet, and sinew
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 1 × 3 5/8 inches (4.13 × 2.54 × 9.21 cm)
Credit LinePuchase: Donald D. Jones Fund for American Indian Art
Object number2004.5
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
DescriptionCarved bear effigy of blue turquoise stone; small shell carving and other materials affixed to the top of the back held in place with a wrapping of sinew.Published ReferencesTorrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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