Description: Vintage purchased in the 1970's in New Mexico Size: 2 3/4" x 1 1/2" The Zuni people have lived in the American Southwest for thousands of years. Their cultural and religious traditions are rooted, in large part, in the people's deep and close ties to the mountains, river ways, forests, and deserts of this ancient Zuni homeland. Primarily being farmers, the Zuni people raise maize and wheat and engage in Jewelry making. It has become an important additional source of income for the people. Traditional Zuni life is oriented around a matrilineal clan system and a complex ceremonial system base on a belief in the ancestors (ancient ones). There are six specialized esoteric groups, each with restricted membership and its own priesthood, devoted to the worship of a particular group of supernaturals. During the well-known Shalako Festival, held in early winter, dancers representing the couriers of the rain deities come to bless new homes. One way the Zuni people express these cultural traditions is through their art: in painting, pottery, jewelry, and fetish carving, for example. These things have significant meaning, and, to the Zuni, serve to help unite the past with the present. So, on the one hand, Zuni art is a material record of the past.Rams are said to represent strength and resilience. Sheep are thought to represent charity, elegance, passion, best at the arts and wealth.
Price: 98 USD
Location: Aurora, Colorado
End Time: 2025-01-02T02:17:28.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.88 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Origin: Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico
Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
Tribal Affiliation: Zuni
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Culture: Native American: US
Handmade: Yes
