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Carving, turtle

Proper left side. Photograph by Jennifer Day. Copyright 2007 School for Advanced Research.

Carving, turtle

Date: before 2006
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
4 × 2.8 × 0.8 cm (1 9/16 × 1 1/8 × 5/16 in.)
Medium: stone, turquoise | coral
Credit Line: Bequest of Estelle Rebec; received at the Indian Arts Research Center in 2006.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.2007-1-130
Not on view
DescriptionA turtle carved out of a turquoise stone. The eyes are raised inlaid coral. There is one tiny piece of coral raised inlaid in the center of the turtle's back. Incised lines create a flower pattern on turtle's shell and define the turtle's mouth and feet.
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