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 146
e of ornament departs somewhat from the four rulingdirections of the textile combination. This was accomplished by in-creasing the width of the steps in the outlines as the dark rays progres-sed, resulting in curved outlines of eccentric character. This eccentric-ity, coupled with the very unusual… … PIG. 156.APACHE COILED BASKET ORNAMENTED WITH DEVICES PROBABLYVERY HIGHLY CONVENTIONALIZED MYTHOLOGICAL SUBJECTS. By the free introduction of such elements textile ornament loses itspristine geometric purity and becomes in a measure degraded. In themore advanced stages of Pueblo art the ornament of…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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