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 60
esults from the concentric weaving. The oblique eyes have no re- ference to a Mongolian origin, as they only follow the direction of the ray upon which they are woven, and the headdress does not refer to the rainbow or the aurora because it is arched, but is arched be- cause the construction forced… … Fig. 345. Figure of a bird painted upon a Zuni shield, free hand delineation. Now, it may be.further observed that had the figure been placed at one side of the center, extending only from the border to the mid- dle of the tray, an entirely different result would have been reached; but this is…
Textile fabrics · Decoration and ornament · Indians
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