Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.
Figurine, turtle
Date: before 2006
Artist or Maker: G. Chino
Dimensions:
Dimensions: 3 × 5.5 × 7 cm (1 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
Weight: 0.1 kg (1.76 oz.)
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.2007-1-517
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 natural materials including clay. The participants suggested the artist may be Gloria Chino, who is the daughter of Grace Chino.
In Collection(s)
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