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 64
243 EMBROIDERED AND PAINTED ORNAMENT. and follow the curves and irregiilarities of the natural object depicted; but such is not the case in purely aboriginal work. An example of embroidery obtained from an ancient grave at Ancon, Peru, is shown in Fig. 349. A piece of brown cotton canvas is… … Fig. 349. Embroidery in which the foundation fabric is not followed accurately, but which exhibits the full textile geometricity. Ancient Peruvian work. border of bird figures in bright colored wool thread. The lines of the figures do not obey the web and woof strictly, as- the lines are diffi-…
Textile fabrics · Decoration and ornament · Indians
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