A Zuni Atlas (Civilization of the American Indian Series)

By T.J. Ferguson

Book Overview

To an extent much greater than many other tribes and ethnic cultures, the Zunis have maintained their tribal traditions. This book, designed for the general reader, offers an excellent summary of Zuni... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806122870
• ISBN13: 9780806122878
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.3" x 0.5" x 9.0"

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This is a marvelous treasure trove of information that you usually only get snippets from in introductions or read about in passing during storytelling time. There are 44 different ways to look at the same Zuni region. Each with a map and a definition. We see that at any given time Traditional Zuni Agricultural Area, Grazing Area, Hunting Area, Plant Collection Area, Mineral Collection Area, Religious use Area, and much more, there are sketches and monochrome photographs of structures, people, and areas. I especially like the standard picture of Frank Hamilton Cushing in his version of Zuni garb. This is truly an atlas, and like any atlas you would use today. It concentrates on the terrain but includes the Zuni migration and encounters with other people. The information is far too dense to be able to describe in a simple review. The authors are T.J. Ferguson, Archaeologist, Pueblo of Zuni, and E. Richard Hart, historian and writer, and director of the Institute of the American West. This book is perfect for someone wanting to go beyond cursory information. It would be indispensable to anyone writing or talking, or just understanding the area, its uses, and history.