Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.
Figurine, turtle
Date: before 2006
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 3 × 6 × 8 cm (1 3/16 × 2 3/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
Weight: 0.1 kg (0.22 lb.)
Medium: clay | paint
Credit Line: Bequest of Estelle Rebec; received at IARC in 2006.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: SAR.2007-1-515
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Acoma collection review visit November 29-30, and December 1, 2016 (Events Record “Collection Review: Acoma Pueblo Review 7”): This turtle figurine is handmade with traditional materials including the clay and paint. It is not burnished.
In Collection(s)
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