Decoartive Antique Print of Utensils and Weapons of American Indian Tribes, 1908

1908 · Native Peoples

Decoartive Antique Print of Utensils and Weapons of American Indian Tribes, 1908

Name: Decoartive Antique Print of Utensils and Weapons of American Indian Tribes, 1908
Brand: Meyer
SKU: BG-04418
Price: 180 USD
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Date: 1908
Maker: Meyer
Kind: Native Peoples
Size: 24 × 15.5 cm (9.4 × 6.1 in)
Condition: Good
Period: The Twentieth Century
Reference: BG-04418

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Guaranteed original. This is an original of the period stated, not a later reproduction or print-on-demand copy. If it is ever shown to be otherwise, we refund you in full.

Shipping to the United States. Sent from our gallery in Langweer, the Netherlands, flat between boards or rolled in a tube, and fully insured. Delivery and import charges.

About this piece

Indianische Kultur I, an original chromolithograph of Native American tools, weapons and regalia from Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, printed by the Bibliographisches Institut in Leipzig and dated 1908. The plate is lettered "Meyers Konv.-Lexikon, 6. Aufl." at the lower left and "Zum Artikel 'Indianer'" at the lower right, with the title across the top.

Objects are packed together into a tall composition. At the center rises a carved and painted totem pole with stacked animal and human figures in red, black and white. To the left stand a round painted shield, a bow and quivers, lances and a beaded and fringed bag. To the right are lances and arrows with feathered fletching, a feathered headdress with bells and a ring of red and white plumes, and a fringed garment. At the foot are a long spoon or ladle and a decorated bowl, with a tobacco pipe and clubs between the weapons.

The sheet is a typical illustration from the German encyclopedias of the period, showing objects from different regions, here the Northwest Coast and the Plains, assembled on one page to illustrate the entry on the Indians of North America.

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