Zuni Fetishes and Carvings

These tiny, exquisite "charm stones" make up some of the most popular Native American art in North America. Now available in a single volume, Zuni Fetishes and Carvings offers the best general reference on the subject ever available for collectors. How can fetishes help us in our daily lives? What does the bear represent? The frog? The eagle? What powers do they contain? What makes a fetish "speak" to a collector? In this deluxe edition, noted dealer in Native American art Kent McManis answers all these questions and many more. He presents the two major traditional types of fetishes: the protective/healing group and the hunting group. He describes the materials that Zuni artists carve today, such as turquoise, onyx, jet, mother-of-pearl, and Picasso marble, and shows the artists' fine techniques. He also introduces many skilled carvers -- both acknowledged masters and newcomers to the craft -- and includes hundreds of photos and newly updated family trees for the carvers. Book jacket.McManis, Kent is the author of 'Zuni Fetishes and Carvings ', published 2004 under ISBN 9781887896597 and ISBN 1887896597.