Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 · [New York] : The Museum · leaf 92
nce with flowers and fruitsthan the men, apparently because they are accustomed to collect berries, roots,and certain herbs and leaves, as food for the household. This inefficient knowledge of the flora makes it difficult to realize that these peoples should have madean independent attempt to allot… … from the same source. Although I am unable at this time to present exactlycorresponding patterns from the realm of Chinese art, the weaving-patternson Plates \\\\, \\iii, and in Fig. 23, point out sufficiently well that leaf andfloral ornaments occur in China and Japan in combination with spirals…
Decoration and ornament -- Amur River Valley (China and Russia)
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