Mammiform Idol, ("Zemi")
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1904
name: label: Donor Name
content: Dr. J. Walter Fewkes
notes: label: Notes
content: LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY CAST SENT TO STOCKHOLM MUSEUM, SWEDEN, 1914.
label: Notes
content: Anthropomorphic black stone Three Pointer.
label: Notes
content: From card: "This stone is made of a black rock, probably basalt, highly polished on the surface, which was formerly covered with a black resinuous substance, traces of which are stil visible. The face occupies the area between the top of the conoidal projection and the eye. Eyes large. Mouth open. Ears shaped like the figure 6. The places of the ear ornament are indicated by depressions, which formerly contained either a nugget of gold or a piece of shell. On the area of the image corresponding to the back of the head there is an elaborate incised decoration consisting of circles, triangles, and other markings. The base is slightly rounded and rough. Found in Bayaman. Ex. Exhibit Hall 23 9-17-74. Cast - exchange - to Berlin Museum, 1905. 1 cast - Hartman Ex. Riksmuseum, Stockholm, July 3, 1914. 1 cast - Ex. San Diego 1914."
label: Notes
content: Three-pointed stone that features the stylized head of a zemi figure; made of a solid black stone.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Aug 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Classic Taino
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 041087
label: USNM Number
content: A220621-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Zemi