Ledger Narratives The Plains Indian Drawings in the Mark Lansburgh Collection at Dartmouth College |
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| Editor:
| Calloway, Colin G. |
| Contribution by:
| Jordan, Michael Paul
Palmer, Vera B.
Szabo, Joyce M.
Taylor, Melanie Benson
Tone-Pah-Hote, Jenny
Zundo, Mary Peterson |
| Series title: | New Directions in Native American Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4298-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $49.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume presents in full color the Lansburgh collection at Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College in its entirety. The drawings are narratives depicting Plains lifeways through Plains eyes. They include landscapes and scenes of battle, hunting, courting, ceremony, incarceration, and travel by foot, horse, train, and boat. Ledger art also served to prompt memories of horse raids and heroic exploits in battle.
This volume presents in full color the Lansburgh collection at Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College in its entirety. The drawings are narratives depicting Plains lifeways through Plains eyes. They include landscapes and scenes of battle, hunting, courting, ceremony, incarceration, and travel by foot, horse, train, and boat. Ledger art also served to prompt memories of horse raids and heroic exploits in battle.