Despite at times being dismissed as tourist "kitsch, " Tesuque's
popular rain god figurines have been continuously produced for more
than 120 years, making them the longest-lasting figurative art
tradition in the Southwest. What began in the 1880s as souvenirs,
emerged decades later as an innovative traditional art form.
Featuring more than 400 figures from 74 museums, this book traces
the history of rain god makers past and present. Author Duane
Anderson, director of the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (Museum
of New Mexico) and an anthropologist, discusses how the figures
emerged from the shadow of tourist art, to be recognized as
traditional art and sought after by collectors and museums, dozens
of which are reproduced here.
Clay figures were part of Pueblo ceremonial life before the
Spanish Conquest, and rain gods reflect design motifs long seen in
polychrome pottery of the Rio Grande -- just two of the many
dimensions explored in this book.
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