The Indian Craft Shop is OPEN BY APPOINTMENT 10am - 2pm, Tuesday - FridayPlease email to schedule your visit IndianCraftShop@guestservices.comNote: There is currently a larger selection than on the web of jewelry and fetish carvings in the Shop - email requests for images of particular interests. For Curbside or Instore PICKUP: Use the Shop address as the SHIP TO address for appropriate tax. Shipping charges will be refunded at time of pickup.The Indian Craft Shop is under historic preservation.Representing American Indian arts and crafts since 1938.
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Native American Fetishes: charming animal carvings, indigenous art, or objects of power? Fetishes have different meanings to different Native peoples. Behind each carving are traditional stories and beliefs.
In this new revised edition of Spirit in the Stone, well-known dealer and scholar of Native American art Mark Bahti explores the roles the carvings play, the artists who create them, the history of fetish carvings through the twentieth century, the stories about the animals and other objects, as well as the materials favored by carvers. Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2016.Paperback, 131 pages.