A Guide to Zuni Fetishes and Carvings

A Guide to Zuni Fetishes and Carvings

McManis, Kent

Treasure Chest Pubns

<div>This catalogue features selections from the Wheelwright Museum's superb collection of Zuni fetishes amassed by Leonora Curtin, mostly between 1925 and the late 1940s. The pieces were made by the first generation of Zuni carvers to create the fetishes for a demanding commercial tourism market. It includes carvings by Theodore Kucate, Leekya Deyuse, Teddy Weahkee, Leo Poblano, David Tsikewa, and Morris Laahty. &nbsp;</div>

Zuni Fetish Carvers: The Mid-Century Masters

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Wheelwright Museum of the Amer Indian

Kent McManis and fellow trader Robert Jeffries have provided us with the definitive introduction to one of the most popular American Indian arts -- Navajo rug weaving. It covers development from the seventeenth century through innovations of the craft today--everything from the classic Chief's Blankets, to the famous Two Grey Hills designs, to the latest in pictorial rugs. Of great help to the new collector is the list of standards in judging the quality of a rug and advice for its proper care. Fully illustrated with stunning examples of over fifty rug types.

A Guide to Navajo Weavings

Gentry, Linnea

Stancliff, Robin

Jeffries, Robert

Rio Nuevo Pub

Kent McManis has written a welcome sequel to his immensely popular book that covered the essentials of animal fetish carvings. Now he leads us further into this fascinating and expanding art form. VOLUME II: THE MATERIALS AND THE CARVERS describes the many materials that Zuni artists work with today and discusses eleven more carving families. As McManis' many readers have come to expect, the book is loaded with photographs of contemporary fetishes by the best Zuni carvers, from the traditional white healing bears carved out of alabaster to a lapis lazuli mountain lion for deer hunting. The whimsical and innovative are also included, such as a Picasso marble dinosaur and a stained glass mole.

A Guide to Zuni Fetishes & Carvings, Volume II: The Materials & The Carvers

McManis explains the different types of fetishes with special emphasis on the two major types; the protective and healing group and the hunting group. Also provided are family trees for the more prominent families, along with more than 200 fetishes in full-color. Perfect for those buying their first fetish or their fiftieth.

A Guide to Zuni Fetishes and Carvings: The Animals and the Carvers. Vol I

"... describes and depicts more than seventy of the most prominent and intriguing katsinam who appear during the Hopi ceremonial year, with full color photographs of both contemporary and historic katsina dolls."-back cover.

A Guide to Hopi Katsina Dolls

Kent McManis and fellow trader Robert Jeffries have provided us with the definitive introduction to one of the most popular American Indian arts—Navajo rug weaving.This book covers development from the seventeenth century through innovations of the craft today—everything from the classic Chief's Blankets, to the famous Two Grey Hills designs, to the latest in pictorial rugs. Of great help to the new collector is the list of standards in judging the quality of a rug and advice for its proper care. Fully illustrated with stunning examples of over fifty rug types. 70 color photographs

Navajo Weavings (Revised Edition)

Rio Nuevo Publishers

The best general reference for collectors.Fetishes are some of the most popular Native American art in North America. Noted Native American art dealer Kent McManis presents two major types of traditional fetishes, describes the materials that Zuni artists carve today, and introduces many skilled carvers. 160 color illustrations

Zuni Fetishes & Carvings (Revised Second Edition)

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A Guide to Zuni Fetishes and Carvings

Zuni Fetish Carvers: The Mid-Century Masters

A Guide to Navajo Weavings

A Guide to Zuni Fetishes & Carvings, Volume II: The Materials & The Carvers

A Guide to Zuni Fetishes and Carvings: The Animals and the Carvers. Vol I

A Guide to Hopi Katsina Dolls

Navajo Weavings (Revised Edition)

Zuni Fetishes & Carvings (Revised Second Edition)