Crow Indian rock art : indigenous perspectives and interpretations / Timothy P. McCleary ; foreword by Timothy R. Pauketat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCleary, Timothy P., author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crow art.

Crow Indians--Antiquities.

Crow Indians.

Crow Indians--History.

Crow Indians--Religion.

Petroglyphs--Montana.

Petroglyphs.

Rock paintings--Montana.

Rock paintings.

Petroglyphs--Yellowstone River Valley.

Rock paintings--Yellowstone River Valley.

History.

Antiquities.

Montana--Antiquities.

Montana.

Yellowstone River Valley--Antiquities.

Yellowstone River Valley.

Physical Description:

183 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, [2015]

Summary:

"This absorbing volume examines the cultural role of rock art for the Apsáalooke, or Crow, people of the northern Great Plains. Their extensive rock art developed within the changing cultural life of the tribe. Individual knowledge and meaning of rock art panels, however, relies as much on collective concepts of landscape as it does on shared memories of historic Crow culture. Using this idea as a focus, this book: -introduces Plains Indian rock art of the 19th century as we know about it from its own stylistic conventions, ethnographic data, and historical accounts; -investigates the contemporary Crow discourse about rock art and its place within the cultural landscape and archaeological record; -argues that cultural concepts of space and place are fundamental to the way rock art is discussed, experienced and interpreted"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Crow language alphabet and pronunciation guide

1. Introduction. Archaeological analysis of rock art ; Crow people : an archaeological and historical overview ; Crow Indian rock art ; Moving forward in this book

2. Crow country. Historic Crow territory ; Site recording procedures ; Rock art documentation procedures

3. Crow rock art sites. Sites identified by Crow consultants ; Sites in historic Crow country

4. Historic Crow culture and the warrior ethic. Crow Native spirituality ; Pipe owners and their dreams ; Conclusion

5. Biographic and historic event rock art. Narrative art ; Pictograph Cave ; Joliet : the site for historic information

6. Ghost writing

7. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-174) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

1629580155

9781629580159

OCLC:

910334685

Publisher Number:

99965584274