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Men of the old stone age, their environment, life and art (1918)

Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 568

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them. In the Capsian silhouettes there is httle likeness to the naturahsticart of the Cro-Magnons in the north of Spain and in France. We are re-minded rather of the rock paintings of the Bushmen and of the hunting-scenes depicted by North American Indians, but on the whole there isgreater tendency… … ■ 27S Various types of bows and arrows shown in the paintings of the Cueva de laVieja at Alpera. After J. Cabre. female figures are represented with kirtles, head-dresses, and ornamentson the body, arms, and ankles. Masculine figures in the chase are ac-companied by hunting-dogs and exhibit the bow…

Prehistoric peoples · Paleolithic period · Art, Primitive

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