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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 41

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short distance, then for a time following the horizontal ridges, and again ascending, the com- plete result being a series of zigzag rays set very close together. These rays take an oblique turn to the left, and the dark figures at the angles, from the necessities of construction, form rows at… … Fig. 323. Coiled basket with two bands of meandered ornament. Obtained from the Pima Indians of Arizona — J. Two strongly marked, fret-like meanders encircle the vessel, the elements of which are ruled exclusively by the warp and woof, by the radiate and the concentric lines of construction. This…

Textile fabrics · Decoration and ornament · Indians

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