About the Book
Beginning with "Cat's" induction into the Southern Cheyenne Warrior Shield Society, the Tsosies describe the Native American gourd dance and "Cat's" participation in this historic ceremony. They tell readers how to make a gourd garden and reveal their process for turning the gourds into rattles. Locked down during the Covid-19 pandemic, they describe how they created, marketed and sold their rattles to help the Diné (Navajo) people. Final pages of their book offer readers a photo gallery of favorite rattles, used ceremonially, as percussion instruments, or appreciated as art objects.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
- Additional Categories History, Crafts & Hobbies
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Project Option: Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
# of Pages: 20 - Publish Date: Mar 27, 2023
- Language English
- Keywords Native, crafts, art objects, rattles, gourds
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About the Creator
South Valley Studio
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
South Valley Studio is an art studio based in Albuquerque's South Valley. Owner Harriette Tsosie is a full time artist, working primarily in acrylic. She and her husband, "Cat", also grow gourds and turn them into colorful rattles for use in ceremony, as percussion instruments or to be appreciated as art objects. Cat, grows the gourds, cares for their gardens and draws. Both create the rattle designs and Harriette paints them. Harriette has published two other books. "I Have a Question and There's No One Left to Answer It," is based on the discovery of her paternal grandparents' love letters and paternal grandmother's diaries. "Chasing Identity" is a catalog of her retrospective exhibition of the same name.