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 144
of thesacred dance or KcCkd^ all decorations were intentionallyemblematic. Of this numerous class of vessels I will choosebut one for illustration—the prayer-meal-bowloi\h^ KcCkL (Fig. 65.)In this both form andornamentation are sig-nificant. In explaininghow the form of thisvessel is held to be… … Fig. 65.- -Zuni prayer-meal-bowl; afterGushing. the MiUst07ie of Indianapolis,bowl the emblem of the earthour mother ? For from her we draw both food anddrink, as a babe draws nourishment from the breast ofits mother; and round, as is the rim of a bowl, so is thehorizon, terraced with mountains,…
Decoration and ornament · Art, Primitive
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