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Various Sizes - Matted Print
Located on the western border of New Mexico with Arizona, the Zuni Pueblo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in North America. The Pueblo itself has been inhabited since at least 1300, although the Zuni people and their ancestors have lived in the larger region for millennia. It was one of the first places contacted by outsiders during the Spanish expeditions into the region in 1540.
This beautiful Zuni lady is wearing both the traditional blue embroidered manta and the famous petit point jewelry as well as a Zuni made squash blossom necklace of fine inlaid turquoise stones. She is surrounded by the Rain Bird motif that has been used by the Zuni to decorate their pottery for centuries. The highly stylized and geometric Rain Bird is known as "The Bringer Of Life" and represents wishes and prayers of the people for rain and snow in the arid southwest, a welcome blessing.
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Various Sizes - Matted Print
Located on the western border of New Mexico with Arizona, the Zuni Pueblo is one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in North America. The Pueblo itself has been inhabited since at least 1300, although the Zuni people and their ancestors have lived in the larger region for millennia. It was one of the first places contacted by outsiders during the Spanish expeditions into the region in 1540.
This beautiful Zuni lady is wearing both the traditional blue embroidered manta and the famous petit point jewelry as well as a Zuni made squash blossom necklace of fine inlaid turquoise stones. She is surrounded by the Rain Bird motif that has been used by the Zuni to decorate their pottery for centuries. The highly stylized and geometric Rain Bird is known as "The Bringer Of Life" and represents wishes and prayers of the people for rain and snow in the arid southwest, a welcome blessing.
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