Boas, Franz: Primitive art (Oslo , Leipzig [u.a.], 1927)

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The formal element in art

In figure 42 we find a border of simple interlocking S shaped designs
in the order, white, dark blue, light blue, yellow, brown; a series
of five ele-
ments which
are repeated
regularly.
Figure 43
represents a
part of a design on a poncho in which, from above downward we
have a series of six pairs of a fret design in the following arrangement:


Fig. 42. Peruvian fabric.


green, red
yellow, blue
white, purple
yellow, brown
ligt red, black

Fig. 43. Peruvian fabric.

the sixth line repeats the
color sequence of the first.
Figure 44 is a somewhat
complicated design which is
not completely shown in the
section here represented.
The principle of the pattern
is illustrated in figure 44 b.
The sequence of color of
the S shaped head design
is purple, yellow, green, on
a red background.
In figure 45 we have a
decorative band with the
green, light yellow, white,
The designs

color sequence yellow, green, yellow
yellow, green, yellow; obviously a series of six units,
on the background of these colors are all in red.
In figure 46 a border is shown which has the color arrangement,
from left to right: