Description:The Peabody Museum's Lewis and Clark collection is a set of magnificent eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century objects long thought to be the only surviving ethnographic items acquired by Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery during their epic exploration of the American West. The pieces include spectacular buffalo robes and ceremonial pipes, painted, quilled, and beaded dresses and baby carriers, and woven basketry hats from tribes ranging from the Upper Missouri River area to the Northwest Coast. This postcard book contains a selection of eleven of the finest pieces in the collection, beautifully photographed by renowned museum photographer Hillel S. Burger. The removable cards are interleafed with informative discussions of the objects, their collection histories, and significance, by anthropologist Castle McLaughlin. This exquisite little book commemorates the ongoing bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lewis & Clark Collection Postcard Book by Castle McLaughlin (2005-09-30). To get started finding The Lewis & Clark Collection Postcard Book by Castle McLaughlin (2005-09-30), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Lewis & Clark Collection Postcard Book by Castle McLaughlin (2005-09-30)
Description: The Peabody Museum's Lewis and Clark collection is a set of magnificent eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century objects long thought to be the only surviving ethnographic items acquired by Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery during their epic exploration of the American West. The pieces include spectacular buffalo robes and ceremonial pipes, painted, quilled, and beaded dresses and baby carriers, and woven basketry hats from tribes ranging from the Upper Missouri River area to the Northwest Coast. This postcard book contains a selection of eleven of the finest pieces in the collection, beautifully photographed by renowned museum photographer Hillel S. Burger. The removable cards are interleafed with informative discussions of the objects, their collection histories, and significance, by anthropologist Castle McLaughlin. This exquisite little book commemorates the ongoing bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lewis & Clark Collection Postcard Book by Castle McLaughlin (2005-09-30). To get started finding The Lewis & Clark Collection Postcard Book by Castle McLaughlin (2005-09-30), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.