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Tom Bahti began his
career in Indian arts in 1949. After graduating from the University of
New Mexico with a degree in anthropology, he and his bride, Peggy,
opened Ghost Ranch Trading Post. Moving to Tucson, he opened Tom Bahti
Indian Arts in 1952. In 1966 he authored the first general introduction
to the work of artists of the region. Entitled
Southwest Indian Arts and Crafts, it was the
first of a trilogy of books -
Southwest Indian Tribes and Southwest Indian Ceremonials,
that together have sold over a million copies, and were revised and
expanded by his son in 1977.
His son, Mark Tomas Bahti,
took over upon Tom's death in 1972 and continues to run the store, working
with many of the same artists and craftspeople who traded wtih his father.
In some cases he is seeing work by the great-great grandchildren of artisans
who sold to his father.
Mark Bahti has written a number of books as well, including A Consumer's Guide to
Southwest Indian Art, Pueblo Stories and Storytellers, Navajo Sandpainting Art (co-authored
with Eugene Baatsoslanii Joe), Collecting Southwest Native American Jewelry, Southwest
Indian Weaving, Southwest Indian Designs, Spirit in the Stone, a book on animal carvings
and fetishes and, most recently, Stone and Silver.
As his father before him, he continues
to be involved with Indian-run organizations addressing education, health and employment
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Tom Bahti
Mark Bahti and his grandchildren.
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