A GUIDE TO ZUNI FETISHES & CARVINGS...
A GUIDE TO ZUNI FETISHES & CARVINGS by Kent McManis (Treasure Chest Books: $7.95; 48 pp., paperback original). For 1,500 years, the Zuni have carved stone figures of animals that are used in religious ceremonies and as charms. Non-Zuni collectors admire the ability of the sculptors to capture the essence of a bear, mountain lion or a mole in a highly simplified shape. The individual figures vary in appearance from the endearing, chunky “old-style” carvings to the elegant grace of Stewart Quandelacy’s arched-back bears, yet they all possess an assured power.
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