Indian basketry, and How to make Indian and other baskets (1903)
James, George Wharton, 1858-1923, James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 · Glorieta, N.M., Rio Grande Press · leaf 131
tudyof evolution of aesthetic culture. These relate, first, to form, andsecond, to ornament. In form there are: i. Useful shapes, which may or may not beornamental. 2. Aesthetic shapes, which are ornamental and may beuseful. It is impossible tc fix time boundaries and say when a certain formcame… … FIG. 124. PUEBLO INDIAN SLEEPING MAT. Fig. 125. Havasupai Water Bottla. and specialized forms are the product of the older peoples, more ad-vanced in civilization. That basketry antedates pottery has already been shown. Thesubject is ably presented by Lieut. Gushing in his Pueblo Pottery andZuni…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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