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Robes of splendor : Native American painted buffalo hides

Robes of splendor : Native American painted buffalo hides

Book 1993

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.

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ISBN:
9781565841178
9781565841161
1565841174
1565841166
Uniform Title:
Parures d'histoire. English
Description:
143 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Other Title:
Painted buffalo hides
Notes:
Produced under the direction of Anne Vitart
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143)
Contents:
Preface / W. Richard West, Jr.
Invitation to a Voyage / Michel Waldberg
From Royal Cabinets to Museums : A Composite History / Anne Vitart
From Museums to Indians : Native American Art in Context / George P. Horse Capture
Gallery of Hides / George P. Horse Capture
Epilogue / Anne Vitart
LCCN:
93028015
Control Number:
52159
Other Authors:
Horse Capture, George P
Musée de l'homme (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle)
Vitart, Anne
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