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Comanche figure
Comanche figure
Comanche figure

Comanche figure

Date1970s
MediumGlass beads, leather
Dimensions4 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 in. (12.1 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm)
ClassificationsCommunication Objects
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Rita Anderson and David Starr, daughter and son of Eleanor B. Sewell
Object numberPC2006.28.55
DescriptionA Zuni beaded "Comanche" figure with a headdress, orange shirt, blue pants with green chaps amd red shoes. There is a leather strap to make it a hanging ornament. Made of Glass beads and leather around a stuffed rigid support (probably wood). Sold at Zuni Pueblo and in southwestern souvenir shops.
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Not on view
Terms
    Comanche figure
    1960's - 1970's
    Fred Harvey Native American Doll
    Fred Harvey Company
    ca. 1955
    pouch
    Fred Harvey Company
    ca. 1953
    Zuni Diamond Twill Manta
    Pueblo Of Zuni
    1870-1890
    Dragonfly Cross Necklace
    unidentified
    ca. 1929
    Zuni Jar
    Pueblo Of Zuni
    1900-1920
    Women's Saddle
    Comanche Tribe
    ca. 1875
    Concha Belt
    John Gordon Leak
    ca. 1959
    Potsherd Necklace
    Dorothy Mattox
    ca. 1925
    handbag
    unidentified
    c. 1910
    Fairy Pin
    unidentified
    ca. 1940