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The Arapaho (1902)

Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960, Jesup Arapaho Expedition (1899-1901) · New York : [Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History · leaf 44

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n this series of eight moccasins onlythree other decorative elements are used; and these, more-over, are similar to the fundamental element, in that ifheyalso are stripes, and bear a definite spatial relation to it,being either parallel or at right angles to it. These threeelements are a transverse… … Designs on Moccasins. 38 Bulletin American Museum of Natural History. [Vol. XVIII, The last element occurs only once (Fig. 8). The longitudinalstripe is of two kinds: either it consists of three equal divis-ions or sections; or it has two parts, the upper one consider-ably shorter than the lower…

Arapaho Indians · Arapaho art · Symbolism in art · Picture-writing, Indian · Indians of North America

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