Zuni Fetishes (Pamphlet)

Description

Author: Cushing, Frank Hamilton  (1857-1900)

Publisher: KC Publications

Pub Date: 1990

Binding: Paperback (stapled)

Condition: 7 copies: Copy 1: Good.  Stapled binding tight.  No marks, bends or folds.  Appears to be restapled.  Small (approx. 3/4″ inch) split at bottom of spine. Third printing.  Copy 2 (DU): Fair.  Stapled binding tight.  No tears.  Water damage to lower front cover.  Markings throughout.  Some corner and edge wear. Sixth printing.  Copy 3(MT): Fair.  Stapled binding tight.  No tears, bends, or folds.  Previous owner’s address label on inside front cover.  Smudging and foxing to front and rear covers.  Ninth printing.  Copy 4:  Fair.  Stapled binding tight.  No marks, tears, bends or folds.  Some edge and corner wear.   Smudges to rear cover.  Ninth printing.  Copy 5 (LLL):  Good.  Stapled binding tight.  No marks, tears, bends or folds.  Very light edge and corner wear.  Fourth printing.  Crisp.  Neat.  Copy 6: Fair.  Stapled binding tight.  No marks, tears, bends or folds.  Some edge and corner wear.  Tenth printing.  Copy 7: Fair.  Stapled binding tight.  No tears, bends or folds.  Previous owner’s name and acquisition information on upper edge ffep/title page.  Fifth printing.  Some edge and corner wear.

Notes: Pamphlet.  Facsimile reprint of 1883 BAE report by Cushing.  “The difference between a fetish and a carving is purely a matter of belief.  If a particular object is believed to possess power then it is a fetish.  The collector is interested in form, material and age of a fetish, the Indian is interested in its efficacy.  These attitudes are culturally determined and not easily reconciled.”  (From the Introduction)