This book is intended to serve the casual visitor to the Southwest as an introduction to the better known crafts, and to provide an understanding of the contributions of Southwestern Indians to the field of crafts and fine arts.

Southwestern Indian Arts & Crafts

Tom Bahti

MARK BAHTI

Arts & Photography

KC Publications. Inc.

The brief descriptions are not intended to represent Southwestern Indian ceremonials as "peculiar" or "quaintly colorful", but simply as attempts by fellow human beings to meet a basic need in ways that are merely different from our own.
 An exerpt from the Introduction in the book written by Tom Bahti, 1970

Southwestern Indian Ceremonials

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Southwestern Indian Tribes

History

Americas

Fetishes are carvings believed to have a spirit within, which can help the owner if used properly and respectfully. They may be used for hunting, the diagnosis and cure of disease, initiations, war, gambling, propagation, spells, and good fortune and usually bear the resemblance of an animal. Frank Hamilton Cushing's classic book is incorporated in this expanded 9" x 12" version, annotated by Mark Bahti, who provides supplemental text on Zuni life and art. Full-color photographs show modern fetish art by the Zunis, with commentary explaining the cultural significance of the works.

Zuni Fetishes

Frank Hamilton Cushing

Annotations and supplemental material by

48pages. 30x22x1cm. Broché. Très Bon Etat / Petites usures d'usage (lu), légèrement corné. Ok lecture, propre.

Southwestern Indian Weaving

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Explains more than 200 of the most frequently used Southwestern Indian designs, including those from the Zuni, Navajo, Hopi, Tewa, Acoma, Pueblo and Hohokam peoples.

Southwest Indian Designs: With Some Explanations

Treasure Chest Pubns

Rio Nuevo 2008. Original DJ, unclipped but with some bumping. Also the title page is inscribed and signed by the author. But, the pages are clean, unmarked and tightly bound. All proceeds benefit the Oro Valley Public Library.

Silver & Stone: Profiles of American Indian Jewelers

Rio Nuevo Pub

Native American fetishes: charming animal carvings, indigenous art, or objects of power? Fetishes have different meanings to different Native peoples. Behind each carving are traditional stories and beliefs. In this new revised edition of Spirit in the Stone, well-known dealer and scholar of Native American art Mark Bahti explores the roles the carvings play, the artists who create them, the history of fetish carvings through the twentieth century, the stories about the animals and other objects, as well as the materials favored by carvers.

Spirit in the Stone: A Handbook of Southwest Indian Animal Carvings and Beliefs, 2nd Edition

History & Criticism

Rio Nuevo Publishers

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