Description: War Stories : Reading Plains Indian Biographic Rock Art, Hardcover by Keyser, James D.; Kaiser, David, ISBN 1800739745, ISBN-13 9781800739741, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Plains Indian biographic rock art can be "read" by those knowledgeable in its lexicon. Presented is a lexicon of imagery, conventions, and symbols used by Plains Indians to communicate their warfare and social narratives. The reader is introduced to Plains Indian "warrior" art in all media, biographic art as picture writing is explained, and the lexicon is described, providing a pictographic "dictionary," and explains conventions and connotations. Finally, it illustrates four key examples of how these narratives are read by the observer. Familiarity with the lexicon will enable interested scholars and laypersons to understand what are otherwise enigmatic rock art drawings found from Calgary, Alberta through ten . states, and into the Mexican state ofCoahuila"--
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Book Title: War Stories : Reading Plains Indian Biographic Rock Art
Number of Pages: 502 Pages
Publication Name: War Stories : Reading Plains Indian Biographic Rock Art
Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Subject: Archaeology, United States / General, Native American
Publication Year: 2023
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: James D. Keyser, David Kaiser
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Art, Social Science, History
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
