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A study of the textile art in its relation to the development of form and ornament (1888)

Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933, Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956. fmo, Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. fmo, Huntington Free Library. fmo · Washington, D.C. : U.S. Govt. Print. Off. · leaf 18

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n which the necessary features of the utensil appear to have experienced the supervision of taste, edges being rounded, curves refined, and symmetry perfected; third, that in which the functionally perfect object, just described, undergoes further variations of contour, adding to variety, unity,… … Fro. 286. Mat or tray exhibiting a minimum of esthetic attributes of form. Moki work—$. The exact relations of the various classes of forces and phenomena pertaining to this theme may be more fully elucidated by the aid of illustrations. Woven mats, in early use by many tribes of men and…

Textile fabrics · Decoration and ornament · Indians

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