 ZUNI FETISH CARVERS:Mid-Century Masters By Kent McManis
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ZUNI FETISH CARVERS:Mid-Century Masters By Kent McManis
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By Kent McManis
This catalog was published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title at the Wheelwright Museum, May 18, 2003 - January 18, 2003.
Fetishes have always been part of Zuni religious observance, a complex tradition designed to ensure good health, bountiful crops, successful hunting, and other blessings of daily life. Until recently their makers paid no attention to what outsiders considered beautiful. In a religious context, a stone that naturally resembles an animal is more powerful than one which requires considerable carving to bring out a likeness.
The fetish carvers featured in this book, all innovators of the mid-twentieth century, drew upon the tradition of religious fetish carving. All based their work on early styles, but with the advent of new materials, modern tools, and expanding markets, each reached beyond his roots to develop a unique vision. These were the first carvers to produce fetishes as works of art for a non-Zuni audience. Their efforts, and those of the traders who championed their work, led to the high level of craftsmanship seen in fetish carving today.
The carvers discussed in this catalog are:
Theodore Kucate
Leekya Deyuse
Leo Poblano
David Tsikewa
Morris Laahty
Includes over 100 color photographs of fetishes in the exhibition and black-and-white historic photographs of carvers.
BC099
64 pages
Over 100 color photographs
8 1/2" x 6"
Paper: $10
A limited number of copies signed by the author are available.
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