The Social and Ceremonial Organization of the Cochiti (Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association, Number 33) by Schiff Goldfrank, Esther - 1974

227 pages with figures, facsimiles and tables. Quarto (11" x 9 1/2") bound in original publisher's with gilt lettering to spine and Smithsonian Institution logo to cover. Contributions to Anthropology number 5. First edition. Pueblo society places a very considerable emphasis on knowledge, but it also dictates how this knowledge is to be acquired and used. Joe Lente was a rebel. In a society where, as one anthropologist put it, "disobedience is a sacrilege and heresy as well as treason" (White, 1932, p. 11), he obviously was not attracted by the Pueblo road to recognition and power a priestly vocation and this despite his early involvement with "ceremonial members" (especially his father and grandfather) and ceremonial activities. Indeed he used his abilities in the very way that from his earliest years he had learned would surely bring dire punishment even death: he disclosed the most sacred and secret teachings of his society to an outsider. The wonder is that while he breached a basic principle of… Read More

Queens College Press, 1978-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. White paperback with black printing. Corner of cover torn away, foxing to edges of covers. Stamping on first page, else no markings noted. Limited wear.

Washington, Smithsonian Press, 1967. First Edition. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 227 pages; Description: vi, 227 p. illus., facsims. 31 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p. 16. Subjects: Lente, Joe Bartolo. Isleta paintings. Isleta Indians --Art. Series: Smithsonian contributions to anthropology, v. 5.

Washington : Smithsonian Press, 1967. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original decorated gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Series: Smithsonian contributions to anthropology ; 5. Physical description: vi, 227 pages) : illustrations ; 31 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 16). Contents: Appendix 1. Who's who in Isleia / prepared by E.C. Parsons -- Appendix 2. The letters of J.B. Lente. Subjects: Lente, Joe B. (Joe Bartolo); Isleta art; Isleta Indians Art; Anthropology; Isleta painting; Indians of North America; Pueblo Native American Indians; Customs; Social Life; Artist Biography; Letters; History; New Mexico; United States of America.