WHITE (Leslie A.). — The Pueblo of San Felipe. - Lot 310

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WHITE (Leslie A.). — The Pueblo of San Felipe. - Lot 310
WHITE (Leslie A.). — The Pueblo of San Felipe. Menasha (Wisconsin), American Anthropological Association, 1932. Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association, No. 38. In-8, approx. 26 cm, paperback with a gray-green printed cover, 69 pp., 3 plates and 17 figures in the text. First edition. Collation confirmed by institutional catalogs. An important ethnographic monograph on the San Felipe Pueblo in New Mexico by the American anthropologist Leslie A. White (1900–1975). The study focuses in particular on political and clan organization, medicine societies, the ceremonial calendar, solstice rites, the scalp dance, rabbit hunts, the bison dance, as well as rites related to birth and death. One of the most interesting sections concerns the Kachina cult. The book is illustrated with indigenous drawings depicting the various Kachina masks, several of which are visible in our copy. This iconography makes the publication particularly valuable for the study of the arts and ritual practices of the Pueblo peoples. The book continues to be cited in modern bibliographies devoted to Pueblo cultures. Condition: copy in its original binding. Cover is faded and scuffed, with small tears, paper loss at the top and bottom edges and corners, and old pencil annotations on the front cover. Spine and hinges are brittle; a few leaves have small tears along the margins. The interior is nevertheless in satisfactory condition and clearly legible, with full margins throughout. Complete copy.
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