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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 26

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foods, or pulverized substances. The general surface effect given by closely woven work is illustrated in Fig. 294, which represents a large wicker carrying basket obtained from the Moki Fig. 394. Basket showing ribbed surface produced by impacting the horizontal or concentric fila- ments. Moki… … Fig. 296. Radiating ribs as seen in flat work viewed Fig. 395. Alternation of intersection, from above. Moki work — $. producing oblique or spiral ribs. Pi- ute work— £. the direction of the warp filaments, for, with a different alternation of the horizontal series—the woof—we get oblique ridges,…

Textile fabrics · Decoration and ornament · Indians

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