Evolution in art: as illustrated by the life-histories of designs (1895)
Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort), 1855-1940 · London, W. Scott, ltd. · leaf 72
33 EVOLUTION IN ART. (3.) The faces alternately looking towards and away from one another, — In this series the faces may all be equally developed, or those facing one another may be most pro- minent, or, on the other hand, those looking away from one another may monopolise the design. A simple… … Fig. 15.— Toaripi (Author's Collection). Fig. 16. — Berlin Museum. line represents the nose ; but their disposition is still typical. The oblique lines uniting the noses are evidently the remains of the mouths of their respective faces ; a tooth-pattern may be present or absent. The chevrons merely…
Decoration and ornament · Art, Primitive
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