FERGUSSON, ERNA.
Dancing Gods. Indian Ceremonials of New Mexico and Arizona. With 16 illustrations.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press,1957. 1st ed.(re-issued from orig.of 1931) "The dances and ceremonials of the Indians of the Southwest are described and explained..Besides the principle dances widely attended by tourists, this book discusses many of the lesser-known but equally interesting and dramatic happenings which have been part of the religious life of Southwestern Indians for hundreds of years." With 16 half-tone illustrations from paintings by New Mexico artists Ernest L.Blumenschein, Gerald Cassidy, Andrew Dasburg, Robert Henri, Victor Higgins, Olive Rush, Will Shuster, John Sloan, Theodore Van Soelen and others. Pp.26/276/10(index),16 illustrations, corner of fep clipped, small mark to title. Beige cloth, dustwrapper edges rubbed and chipped. VG/G+.

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