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Art > Ledger art

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Ledger art  

Definition

  • 19th c. Plains Indian drawings and paintings on sheets of ledger paper and other non-traditional supports, following the destruction of buffalo herds by the Anglo-Americans, and the relocation of the tribes to government reservations

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Ledger drawings
  • Ledger paintings

Notation

  • 119164

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-HC3GC3B7-1

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