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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:...

Photo by Colin Coonsis The Zuni Pueblo is nestled in a striking landscape of majestic mesas and diverse desert habitat, approximately 34 miles south of Gallup, New Mexico. The Zuni people have inhabited this land for thousands of years, and today, the tribe is home...