Robes of Splendor: Native American Painted Buffalo Hides - Couverture rigide

Horse Capture, George; Etc.

 
9781565841161: Robes of Splendor: Native American Painted Buffalo Hides
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1565841166 ISBN 13 : 9781565841161
Editeur : The New Press, 1994

Synopsis

For centuries, ornamental robes made of buffalo hide were painted by the artists of the many American Indian tribes. In the 18th century many of these ornate robes were brought from America to the French court and were eventually displayed in the Museum of Mankind in Paris. The buffalo hides illustrated in this book have never appeared in published form and represent an extraordinary collection - a tribute to a lost art form. The robes offer an incomparable pictographic representation of early Native American life. Where women tended to paint abstract, geometric patterns, men painted narrative scenes of battles and dances. Both artistic forms played an important role in carrying messages for tribe members and outsiders, and both have powerful visual impact.

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Éditeur
The New Press
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1565841166
ISBN 13 
9781565841161
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
168
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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