sconce

sconce

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Object Name
Sconce
Date made
1700 - 1820
user; originator
Santa Ana Mission Church
place made
United States: New Mexico, Santa Ana
Physical Description
cornhusk (overall material)
leather (overall material)
paint, carbon (overall material)
wood (overall material)
cut (overall production method/technique)
Measurements
overall: 30.6 cm x 9.5 cm x 12.4 cm; 12 1/16 in x 3 3/4 in x 4 7/8 in
ID Number
CL.176368
catalog number
176368
176368
accession number
31785
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. J. Walter Fewkes
subject
Missions
Christianity
Roman Catholicism
New Mexico
Church
Indians
Spanish
Native Americans
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Religion
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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