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Earthenware Fig. Of Owl (Mu Hu Que)

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    Object Details

    Collector

    Col. James Stevenson
    Frank H. Cushing
    Frank G. Galbraith

    Donor Name

    Col. James Stevenson

    Notes

    FROM CARD: "40064-6. #40066-ILLUS. IN BAE 2ND AR, FIG. 465, P. 364." Identified by Dwight Lanmon, 2007, as a Polychrome owl, ca. 1875.

    Record Last Modified

    30 Jul 2020

    Specimen Count

    1

    Culture

    Zuni (A:shiwi)

    Accession Date

    6 Jan 1881

    Accession Number

    009899

    USNM Number

    E40066-0

    Object Type

    Figure

    Height - Object

    16.7 cm

    Width - Object

    11.9 cm

    Length - Object

    13.9 cm

    Place

    New Mexico, United States, North America

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    Anthropology

    Data Source

    NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

    Topic

    Ethnology

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34daacf13-233e-42f4-af2b-15f258df5e6b

    Record ID

    nmnhanthropology_8429535

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