Description
A Handbook of Southwest Indian Animal Carvings and Beliefs.
Native American Fetishes: charming animal carvings, indigenous art, or objects of power? Fetishes have different meanings to different Native peoples. Behind each carving are traditional stories and beliefs.
In this new revised edition of Spirit in the Stone, well-known dealer and scholar of Native American art, Mark Bahti explores the roles of carvings through the twentieth century, the stories about the animals and other objects, as well as the materials favored by carvers.
Softcover, 131 pages.
