Village of Folle-Avoines | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Village of Folle-Avoines

Village of Folle-Avoines | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
A Menominee village as depicted by Francois, Comte de Castelnau, a French naturalist and diplomat who visited the Green Bay area about 1838. The detailed, hand-colored lithograph appeared in his book, "Vues et Souvenirs de l'Amerique du Nord," which was published in Paris in 1842. Folle-Avoines is an early French name for the Menominee.
DESCRIPTION
A Menominee village as depicted by Francois, Comte de Castelnau, a French naturalist and diplomat who visited the Green Bay area about 1838. The detailed, hand-colored lithograph appeared in his book, "Vues et Souvenirs de l'Amerique du Nord," which was published in Paris in 1842. Folle-Avoines is an early French name for the Menominee.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:6049
Creation Date: 1842
Creator Name:Castelnau, Francis, Comte de
City:Green Bay
County:Brown
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Single Item Oversize
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:prints, fine-art
Original Format Number:PH 3-3040
Original Dimensions:11.75 x 8.75 inches
SUBJECTS
Painting
Textile crafts
Plants
Clothing and dress
Dwellings
Menominee Indians
Social life and customs
Infants
Men
Women
Canoes and canoeing

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