DepartmentHispano
Sheep shearing counter
NameSheep shearing counter
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Dateca. 1956
Place collectedNew Mexico, United States, North America
MediumBrass
DimensionsDiameter: 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 in. (2.9 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Historical Society of New Mexico, A5.1957.25c
Object numberA5.1957.25c
DescriptionRound, stamped be beading border, L.V. on one face and G M L on reverse. This counter represented one sheared sheep. (letters G M L not explained). The letters L.V. stand for Lorenzo Villa of Carlsbad NM, a sheep owner employing shearers.
19th c.
c. 1948
possibly 17th century
Torah scroll: Circa 1875; Tik (Case): 1933 (Hebrew Year 5693)