Robes of Splendor: Native American Painted Buffalo Hides

Capture, George P. Horse

ISBN 10: 1565841166 / ISBN 13: 9781565841161

Published by New Pr, 1994

About this Item

1993 The New Press oversize hardcover, full number line. ISBN: 9781565841161. Boards: 1/16"and less indentation across bottom spine and top( w/ 1/16" and less indentation upper left/right spine), corner joins except 1/4" indentation upper front. Near fine++ w/ like new lettering. Text: LIKE NEW. DJ: 1/16" surface crease near lower front/upper back spine. 1/16" and less surface creasing across top/bottom spine.1/16" and less indentations upper left/right spine. For 31+, Glossy, Near fine+/Fine DJ.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Robes of Splendor: Native American Painted Buffalo Hides
• Publisher: New Pr
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565841166
• ISBN 13: 9781565841161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine

About this title

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