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The Zuni Knife-wing God (A-tchi-a la-to-pa), a sky being, has a combined human-bird form. Though an animistic spirit, he holds no religious significance when rendered in silver but is merely decorative. As described by anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing, who lived with the Zunis from 1879-1884:...

Zuni: The Finest Lapidary Artists of the Southwest Photo by Colin Coonsis Shop Zuni Jewelry The Zuni pueblo is located in a scenic landscape of magnificent mesas and diverse habitats, about 34 miles south of Gallup, New Mexico. Zuni has over 10,000 tribal members. The tribe is traditionally built on a matrilineal...