"A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth" by Frank Hamilton Cushing is a late 1800s study that presents the deep link between Pueblo pottery and how the Zuñi culture grew, showing how nature shaped pottery methods and building styles. Cushing explores how cultural objects mirror people's development. Pottery's history gets close attention from early basket designs to skillful Zuñi ceramics. The investigation includes effects of nature that guided design, changes in pottery shapes, and cultural symbols shown in artworks. The study marks progress from plain, useful pottery to fancy, meaningful artworks, each linked to Zuñi rituals and views. Using language study and watching people, Cushing shows details on how pottery served as tools, and as core parts of Zuñi identity and spirit.
A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 467-522
By Frank Hamilton Cushing
Discover how the ancient art of pottery reveals secrets about a tribe's culture, environment, and spiritual beliefs.
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About the AuthorFrank Hamilton Cushing was an American anthropologist and ethnologist. He made pioneering studies of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico by entering into their culture; his work helped establish participant observation as a common anthropological research strategy. In recent years, however, questions have emerged about Cushing's activities among the Zuni. Consequently, Frank Cushing's work provides an important case study for considering the ethics of both ethnographic research and the generation of museum collections.
Frank Hamilton Cushing was an American anthropologist and ethnologist. He made pioneering studies of the Zuni Indians of New Mexico by entering into their culture; his work helped establish participant observation as a common anthropological research strategy. In recent years, however, questions have emerged about Cushing's activities among the Zuni. Consequently, Frank Cushing's work provides an important case study for considering the ethics of both ethnographic research and the generation of museum collections.
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