For centuries, ornamental robes made of buffalo hide and fur were painted with intricate figures and scenes by artists of the various Native American nations. A great number of these robes were brought to France in the 18th century, many of which are now housed in the extraordinary collection of the Musee de l'Homme in Paris.
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For centuries, ornamental robes made of buffalo hide and fur were painted with intricate figures and scenes by artists of the various Native American nations. A great number of these robes were brought to France in the 18th century, many of which are now housed in the extraordinary collection of the Musee de l'Homme in Paris.
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Used-Very Good. This is the first U.S. publication of an extraordinary collection of native American art, unknown to contemporary American audiences. For centuries, ornamental robes made of buffalo hide were painted by artists of the various Indian nations. Brought back to the French kings in the eighteenth century, the robes represented here are now housed in the Musee de l'Homme in Paris, and together they make a stunning tribute to a bygone art form. These robes, spectacularly executed and perfectly conserved, offer an incomparable pictographic representation of early native American life. As George P. Horse Capture observes in his essay on the craft and history of buffalo hide painting, we see the largely symbolic, complex geometric patterns painted by women contrasted with the more realistic, narrative scenes painted by men, depicting battles and dances. Both kinds of design played an important role in native American society as messages for tribe members, as well as for their visitors, and both share a powerful visual appeal. With introductory and historical essays by three leading experts on native American art, a preface by W. Richard West, Jr., the director of the National Museum of the American Indian, and over a hundred photographs of the hides, this splendid volume is sure to be a treasure in any collection. Book is slightly bowed. Binding is tight no interior marks.
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As New in As New jacket. 1st printing. 4to cloth. 141pp. Illus. Bibliography. "With contributions by George P. Horse Capture, Anne Vitart, Michel Waldberg, and W. Richard West, Jr." A splendid, informative, well-illustrated book on glossy paper and quality cloth binding. Fine, like new in dj.
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Fine Condition in Fine Condition jacket. 144 pages. 80 illustrations in color. Preface by W. Richard West, Jr. Photographs of the Hides by Daniel Ponsard. Epilogue by Anne Vitart. Bibliography.
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Very good(+) Color illustrations throughout. 143 pages. Small square 4to, glossy pictorial wrappers. New York: The New Press, (1993). First American edition. One tear on front cover, otherwise a fine copy. Photographs of the Hides by Daniel Ponsard.
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Very Good-in Good+ dust jacket. 1565841166. Light wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has some chips and tears to the edges.; 9 X 0.75 X 9.75 inches; 168 pages.