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Two Zuni artists : a tale of art and mystery
- Title
- Two Zuni artists : a tale of art and mystery / Keith Cunningham.
- Author
- Cunningham, Keith, 1939-
- Publication
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | E99.Z9 C85 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 96 pages : illustrations (some color); 21 cm.
- Summary
- Zuni artists of today uphold the centuries-old tradition that art is integral to both their secular lives and to their sacred rituals. Too few books have given outsiders a grasp and understanding of this special feature of Zuni art. This one, bringing knowledge and insights gained in two decades of field research in New Mexico, attempts to enter the special world of the Zunis by focusing on two present-day artists - a potter and her son, who makes fetishes of carved stone. The author's exploration of Zuni culture put him in a maelstrom of family and community disputes. Detailed here, they expose the sensitive nature of art to the Zunis. His book places modern work within the context of Pueblo folk art from prehistoric times to the present.
- Series Statement
- Folk art and artists series
- Uniform Title
- Folk art and artists series
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-72).
- Contents
- A Home for Art. Fetishes and Carvers. Pottery and Its Makers -- Cultural and Situational Contexts. The Final Chapter. Art, Time, and Family.
- ISBN
- 1578060621
- 9781578060627
- LCCN
- 98005212
- OCLC
- ocm38289176
- 38289176
- SCSB-382144
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library