Plains Indian Rock Art

ISBN-10
0774808578
ISBN-13
9780774808576
Category
Social Science
Pages
332
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Vancouver : UBC Press
Authors
Michael Klassen, James D. Keyser

Description

Archaeologists James Keyser and Michael Klassen show us the origins, diversity, and beauty of Plains rock art. The seemingly endless variety of images include humans, animals, weapons, masks, mazes, handprints, finger lines, geometric and abstract forms, tally marks, hoofprints, and the wavy lines and starbursts that humans universally associate with trancelike states. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions.

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