Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1909)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 29
Fijj. I.—Horse, Upper Cave Earth, Robin Hood Cave. |. is the South African tribe of Bushmen. These people,however, are much inferior as artists to the early Cave-men, which may be seen by comparing the work of both(Figs. 7A and 7B). From the drawings of animals which have been found … Pig 2.- Ib?x Carved on Antler. etched and carved on bone, horn, and stones, we can judgeof the high qualifications of the Cave-men as artists. Theirwork in animal drawing ranks higher than that of anyhistoric savage race, and as artists they were infinitely of PREHISTORIC ORNAMENT. a higher order…
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