Robes of Splendor Native North American Painted Buffalo Hides

Horse Capture, George P. & Vitart, Anne & Waldberg, Michel & West Jr., W. Richard

ISBN 10: 1565841166 / ISBN 13: 9781565841161

Published by New Press, New York, 1993

About this Item

144 pages; 9 x 9 1/2" Extraordinary collection of ornamental robes of buffalo hide, painted by artists of the various Indian nations, now housed in the Musee de l'Homme in Paris. Essays by George P. Horse Capture, Anne Vitart, Michel Waldberg, and W. Richard West Jr. 23 gorgeous color photos. Dust jacket is in a mylar sleeve.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Robes of Splendor Native North American Painted Buffalo Hides
• Publisher: New Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565841166
• ISBN 13: 9781565841161
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Daniel Ponsard (photography)
• Condition: fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: 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