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Five Crows Ledger by James D. Keyser (2000, Hardcover)

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PublisherUniversity of Utah Press

ISBN-100874806593

ISBN-139780874806595

eBay Product ID (ePID)1701245

Product Key Features

Number of Pages120 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameFive Crows Ledger

SubjectArchaeology, Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies

Publication Year2000

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSocial Science

AuthorJames D. Keyser

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight23.5 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN00-008207

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"For the first time, Keyser makes this important ethnohistorical source available to scholars and students alike. This book is a significant contribution to our understanding of Plains biographic art."--Ron McCoy, director of the Center for Great Plains Study at Emporia State University , "For the first time, Keyser makes this important ethnohistorical source available to scholars and students alike. This book is a significant contribution to our understanding of Plains biographic art."--Ron McCoy, director of the Center for Great Plains Study at Emporia State University, "For the first time, Keyser makes this important ethnohistorical source available to scholars and students alike. This book is a significant contribution to our understanding of Plains biographic art."-Ron McCoy, director of the Center for Great Plains Study at Emporia State University

Grade FromCollege Freshman

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal741.9/089/979

SynopsisThis 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 until after 1860. The earliest drawings remain relatively unknown; some have been lost, while a few still exist in various archives. One of these is the "Five Crows Ledger," a series of thirteen drawings collected, described, and annotated by Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet during his missionary work to the Flathead Indians of western Montana from 1841 to 1847. Deposited in a Jesuit archive for more than one hundred and fifty years, the ledger was rediscovered in the early 1990s. The first eleven drawings in the ledger were done by the Flathead chief Shil-che-lum-e-la (Five Crows), also known by his baptismal name, Ambrose. Drawings twelve and thirteen were likely done at a different time by a different artist. The Five Crows Ledger makes these important works widely available for the first time, and includes significant evaluation and interpretation by James Keyser. Complete with reproductions of all the "Five Crows" drawings and a generous sample of other comparative biographic art, this exquisite and captivating book will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in Plains and Plateau art., 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 until after 1860.The earliest drawings remain relatively unknown; some have been lost, while a few still exist in various archives. One of these is the "Five Crows Ledger," a series of thirteen drawings collected, described, and annotated by Fr. Pierre-Jean De Smet during his missionary work to the Flathead Indians of western Montana from 1841 to 1847. Deposited in a Jesuit archive for more than one hundred and fifty years, the ledger was rediscovered in the early 1990s.The first eleven drawings in the ledger were done by the Flathead chief Shil-che-lum-e-la (Five Crows), also known by his baptismal name, Ambrose. Drawings twelve and thirteen were likely done at a different time by a different artist."The Five Crows Ledger" makes these important works widely available for the first time, and includes significant evaluation and interpretation by James Keyser. Complete with reproductions of all the "Five Crows" drawings and a generous sample of other comparative biographic art, this exquisite and captivating book will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in Plains and Plateau art. "

LC Classification NumberE99.S2K49 2000