The Five Crows Ledger Biographic Warrior Art of the Flathead

Keyser, James D & James D. Keyser

ISBN 10: 0874806593 / ISBN 13: 9780874806595

Published by University of Utah Press, 2000

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Title: The Five Crows Ledger Biographic Warrior Art...

Publisher: University of Utah Press

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine Dust Jacket

Edition: First Edition.

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Synopsis:

This ledger art is derived from Plains Indian biographic art. Because it recorded actual events important to the lives of individuals and groups, biographic art usually comprises naturalistic action scenes composed primarily of horses, humans, weapons, and teepees. The earliest surviving expressions of Northern Plains ledger art were drawn in 1834 by the Mandan warriors Four Bears and Yellow Feather, but ledger art did not become commonplace on the Plains...

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