Bow Guard
Original Language TitleKetoh
CultureZuni
Dateca. 1970
MediumSilver, commercial leather, turquoise, shell, jet and serpentine (?)
DimensionsOverall: 4 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (10.16 × 8.89 × 8.26 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joanne and Lee Lyon
Object number2012.27.39
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DescriptionLeather ketoh with an inlaid design of a Knife Wing God on an engraved silver plaque, flanked by a row of four U.S. silver coins on one side and six silver star buttons along the other sideCopyrightThis work is copyrighted. Contact the copyright holder for permission to reproduce.
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