A Study of the Textile Art in its Relation to the Development of Form and Ornament
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William H. Holmes's study argues that the textile arts (basketry, weaving, embroidery, netting) shaped the development of form and geometric ornament in primitive art. It covers form and color in textiles, then relief and color phenomena arising from construction techniques such as twining, coiling, interlacing and reticulated work, with supplementary features like feathers, pendants and embroidery. It closes with how geometric design was imposed on graphic figures and carried into pottery, carving, tapa stamps and architecture. It is illustrated with many figures (286-358) of Native American, Peruvian and Polynesian baskets, trays and fabrics.
- Type
- Monograph
- Date
- 1888
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 62
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