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Zuni Fetishes and Carvings » (Revised Second Edition)

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Authors: Kent McManis
ISBN-13: 9781933855417, ISBN-10: 193385541X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rio Nuevo Publishers
Date Published: May 2010
Edition: Revised Second Edition

Author Biography: Kent McManis

Kent McManis has sold Navajo weavings since the early 1970s. He collects Zuni fetishes and contemporary and historic textiles, and lectures on the art of Navajo weaving. He and his wife own Grey Dog Trading Company in Tucson, Arizona.

Book Synopsis

The best general reference for collectors.

	Introduction	5
	The Power of the Fetish	9
	Mountain Lions	12
	Bears	13
	Badgers	18
	Wolves	19
	Eagles	20
	Moles	21
	Coyotes	22
	Bobcats	23
	Frogs and Turtles	24
	Snakes	27
	Owls and Other Birds	28
	Game Animals	29
	Domesticated Animals	31
	Local Animals	32
	Non-Local Animals	33
	Corn Maidens and Maidens	34
	Humans and Miscellaneous Figures	35
	Carving Materials	36
	Alabaster	37
	Serpentine	40
	Picasso Marble	43
	Jet	46
	Black Marble	47
	Pipestone	48
	Turquoise and Related Minerals	49
	Dolomite	52
	Fluorite	53
	Miscellaneous Stones	54
	Glass	63
	Shell	64
	Antler, Horn, Fossilized Ivory, and Bone	66
	Other Organic Materials	68
	One Carver's Materials	70
	The Art of Carving	71
	The Carving Families	74
	The Teddy Weahkee Family	76
	The Leekya Deyuse Family	83
	The Theodore Kucate Family	87
	The Quandelacy Family	89
	The George Haloo Cheechee Family	92
	The Haloo Family	94
	The Andrew Emerson Quam and Bossie Quam Families	96
	The Lunasee, Tsethlikai, and Chavez Families	100
	The Johnny Quam and Westika Families	103
	The Hustito and Lowsayatee Families	105
	The Natewa, Dallas Quam, and Panteah Extended Families	109
	The Leonard Halate Family	117
	The Sepo Ponchuella Family	119
	The Poncho Family	122
	The Bica and Kalestewa Families	123
	The Saul Yuselew Family	124
	The Othole Extended Family	126
	The Mahooty, Lasiloo, and Laiwakete Families	129
	The Laate Family	132
	A Guide to Collecting	137
	Bibliography	140
	Index	141
	Acknowledgments	144
	About the Author	144