Textile Art in Prehistoric Archaeology
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An 1886 essay by W. H. Holmes arguing that the textile art, especially basketry, strongly shaped the form and decoration of other prehistoric arts. It reviews how ancient fabrics survive (dry Peruvian sands, Egyptian balsam, copper salts, charring, Swiss lake dwellings, and impressions on pottery) and uses pueblo pottery, Peruvian stucco at Chimu, and Central American architecture as examples. Five line illustrations show a pueblo basket, a pottery cup imitating woven work, and painted or stucco designs of textile origin.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1886
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 6
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