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Peruvian art; a help for students of design (1917)

Mead, Charles Williams, 1845-1928 · [New York?] · leaf 18

An illustration from Peruvian art; a help for students of design, 1917, leaf 18
ver been any difficulty in recognizing the catand bird, but in my experience few students see the fish motive in thisfigure until their attention is called to other designs where practicallythe same form of fish is shown, but under conditions that make its truenature more apparent. See Figs. 1-3 on… … MAN AND MYTHOLCGICAL CHARACTERS MAN AND MYTHOLOGICAL CHARACTERSPlate V Fig. 1 is from tapestry from Surco. Fig. 2 was taken from a long cotton belt from Chancay. Fig. 3 shows a woven tapestry design from Pachacamac. It is inthe Tiahuanaco style and probably represents the puma god. Theirfondness…

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