Natives used these tiny little glass beads (often called “seed” beads) to bring color to so many different aspects of their life. Because of their size, it is easy to form them into delicate patterns as well as large spaces of color. But where did they get the beads? While […]
Monthly Archives: September 2012
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This is a fantastic carving of a bear. The Zuni were, and still are, the most well known for their fetish carving. Wait…did we just say “fetish”? The word may not have the same conotations here as its contemporary use. In this context, the word fetish goes back to its […]
This is our wishing drum! If you have visited our museum before, no doubt you have been greeted with an invitation to make a wish on the drum. You have to keep your wish a secret, hold it deep in your hear till it comes true. It is also said […]