Evolution in art : as illustrated by the life-histories of designs (1902)
Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort), 1855-1940 · London : W. Scott ; New York : C. Scribner's · leaf 111
. cylindrical club, said to come from the Friendly Islands(Tonga); the same kind of club also occurs in Fiji. Thedecoration of this club irresistibly suggests bands ofplaited sinnet irregularly bound round the club. In these two groups of islands sinnet is often workedinto a design that is also… … Fig. 53.—Rubbing of part of the decoration of a Tongan club in theNorwich Museum ; one-half natural size. rise to an imbricate pattern, which might be mistaken for ascale pattern. Other sinnet patterns perhaps occur in the lower partof the decoration of a Tongan club. (Pig. 50.) Thedesign on the…
Decoration and ornament · Art, Primitive
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