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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 SAR.

Turtle, figurine

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 SAR.

Turtle, figurine

Date: in or before 1986
Artist or Maker: Judy Shields
Dimensions:
4 × 2.3 × 3 cm (1 9/16 × 7/8 × 1 3/16 in.)
Medium: clay | paints
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.2007-1-439
Not on view
DescriptionTurtle figurine with singing mother holding a baby on its back. Small handmade figurine with orange and black painted decoration.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Acoma collection review visit May 22-24, 2018 (Events Record “Collection Review: Acoma Pueblo Review 11”: This figurine was made with traditional clay and decorated with commercial paints. The tail is broken off. No further comment were made about this figurine.
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