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Pueblo stories & storytellers / by Mark Bahti.
Penn Museum Library E99.P9 B134 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bahti, Mark.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pueblo Indians--Folklore.
- Pueblo Indians.
- Storytellers in art.
- Pueblo pottery.
- Indian pottery--Southwest, New.
- Indian pottery.
- New Southwest.
- Genre:
- Folklore.
- Physical Description:
- 56 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Revised edition.
- Other Title:
- Pueblo stories and storytellers
- Place of Publication:
- Tucson, Ariz. : Rio Nuevo Publishers, [1996]
- Summary:
- This New Edition of a popular classic has been revised and redesigned for a whole new generation of enthusiasts. Mark Bahti has chosen the best in new storyteller figures along with a delightful selection of the traditional Pueblo legends that inspired their creation. A short history of the first storyteller figures is followed by a description of how they are made. Pronunciation notes help in reading the stories aloud.
- This is still the most comprehensive and reasonably priced book about the subject on the market. Full of color photos of storytellers from many different Pueblo artisans.
- Contents:
- Storyteller Beginnings 9
- Working with the Clay 11
- Storytelling 12
- Tiwa Pueblos 14
- Isleta 14
- Taos 14
- Towa Pueblos 16
- Jemez 16
- Tewa Pueblos 21
- Santa Clara 21
- San Ildefonso 21
- Nambe 22
- Tesuque 22
- San Juan 22
- Keresan Pueblos 27
- Acoma 27
- Cochiti 27
- Zuni Pueblo 38
- Hopi Pueblos 42
- Navajo Traditions 49.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 53-56).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1887896015
- 9781887896016
- OCLC:
- 36234840
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