Song for the Horse Nation

Description:

American Indian cultures, especially those of the Great Plains, have a rich relationship with their horses. Far more than a beast of burden, the horse is for Native people a friend and a spiritual companion. Nowhere is this bond more spectacularly illustrated than in the beautiful equipment Native horses wear and the tribal clothing, tools, and other objects that incorporate horse motifs. Filled with photographs of objects from the unparalleled collections of the National Museum of the American Indian, as well as historical photographs of North American Indians and their horses, this book documents the central role horses play in Native cultures. 95 color and black-and-white photographs.

subjects: Indians of Mexico,  Horse Decoration,  Paintings,  Tribal Art,  First Nations Art,  American Indian Carvings,  Native American Quillwork,  American Indians and Horses,  Ethnic Art,  Utilitarian Objects,  Native American Paintings,  Native Americans and Horses,  Native American Drawings,  Horses,  Beadwork,  American Indian Paintings,  American Indian Beadwork,  Sioux Songs,  Lakota Songs,  Carvings,  Indians of South America,  Quillwork,  Weavings,  Horse Imagery,  Poems,  Customs and Beliefs,  Horse Gear,  Native American Warfare,  Equine Imagery,  Horse Equipments,  American Indian Poems,  Native American Carvings,  Basketry,  Symbols and Motifs,  Mustangs,  Native Americam Poems,  American Indian Art,  American Indian Basketry,  Songs,  Indian Pony,  Native American Beadwork,  American Indian Quillwork,  Indians of North America,  Appaloosa,  Native American Art,  Equine Equipment,  Native American Basketry,  Decorative Art,  Native American Weavings,  American Indian Weavings,  Drawings,  Ceremonial and Social Life,  American Indian Drawings,  American Indian Warfare,  History,  Hunting,  Human-animal relationships,  War,  Domestic animals,  Wars

Places: North America,  Mexico,  South America