The Five Crows Ledger: Biographic Warrior Art of the Flathead Indians

by James D. Keyser

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874806593
• ISBN13: 9780874806595
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 9.8"