Plains Indian Aesthetic Systems of the Pre-Modern Period
Bradley A. Finson

Abstract
The focus of this overview is the artistic traditions that developed in the Plains region from the proto-historic period through the nineteenth century, the technical aspects of those traditions as regards materials and styles, and a general overview of the aesthetic systems that operated in the region. The time periods encompassed in this survey are the proto-historic, historic, and early reservation periods.

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