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 216
verted pyramids are the whirlwinds asthey reach the edges of the plateaux and descend into the canyons. Thecenter design is of a number of small whirlwinds uniting to form onegreat and powerful one—which brought disaster and death to earlymembers of her family many years ago. See Fig. 292. That the… … Fig. 296. Gi^ometric Spiral Form onPottery, Showing Loss of Accuracy. As the aesthetic culture of ;he basket maker slowly evolved, thepowers of imitation grew, and the spiral was reproduced even inbasketry with an accuracy as wonderful as it is beautiful. In an Apachebasket, Fig. 295, this perfect…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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