Robes of Splendor

George P Horse

ISBN 10: 1565841166 / ISBN 13: 9781565841161

Published by The New Press, New York, 1993

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Pencil markings top corner 1st page and bookshop sticker bottom of page .

Seller Inventory # ABE-1761293012706

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Robes of Splendor
• Publisher: The New Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565841166
• ISBN 13: 9781565841161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 23W x 24.5H x 1.5D centimeters 23 centimeters width by 24.5 centimeters height by 1.5 centimeters depth
• Weight: 886 kilograms

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Synopsis

In the late eighteenth century, French explorers returned to their homeland with beautiful works of Native American art. Considered exotic, the painted buffalo hides of the plains tribes were highly valued by the French King Louis XVI and his cabinet and were included in their collections. Now, two centuries later, these Native American masterpieces have been unearthed from the archives of the Muse de l'Homme in Paris and published for the first time in the U.S. Robes of Splendor brings together essays from four leading experts in the field of Native American art and over one hundred photographs from the American Indian collection of the Muse de l'Homme in a comprehensive overview of this American treasure.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French