Pueblo Designs: The "Rain Bird" (original 1938; edition 1970)

by H. P. Mera (Author)

Series: Memoirs of the Laboratory of Anthropology (2)

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Decorative art that ranks among the most beautiful created by primitive peoples. Endlessly adaptable motifs revolving around the "Rain Bird" motif depicted in 48 plates, 26 in 2 colors. Stunning, immensely useful designs incorporating the "thunderbird" — first seen on 18th-century Zuni pottery. Tribal variations. 176 illustrations.… (more)

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Title:	Pueblo Designs: The "Rain Bird"
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Pueblo Designs: 176 Illustrations of the "Rain Bird" by H. P. Mera (1938)

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H. P. Mera	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Lea, Tom	Illustrator	main author	all editions	confirmed

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Pueblo Designs: 176 Illustrations of the "Rain Bird"

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Decorative art that ranks among the most beautiful created by primitive peoples. Endlessly adaptable motifs revolving around the "Rain Bird" motif depicted in 48 plates, 26 in 2 colors. Stunning, immensely useful designs incorporating the "thunderbird" — first seen on 18th-century Zuni pottery. Tribal variations. 176 illustrations.

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