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The formal element in art
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Remarkable rhythmic repetitions are found also on bead work
from the Zambesi. On quite a number of specimens the following
order of colors is regularly repeated:
Black white red yellow green yellow red white. Or written in
another way: Green yellow red white black white red yellow.
Fig. 47. Patterns from Mexican Codex.
These occur on a belt, a woman’s apron, a necklace, and on two
mats1. In a number of places blue is substituted for green, and
brown for red.
The rhythmic repetition and symmetry appears most clearly when
we substitute numbers for colors. I designate
White 1, Red 2, Yellow 3, Brown 3', Blue 4, Green 4', Black 5.
1 Muller et Snelleman, L’industrie des Caffres dans le sud-est de l’Afrique.
PI. XIX figs. 3, 5, 7. PI. XXIV figs. 1, 2.
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Remarkable rhythmic repetitions are found also on bead work
from the Zambesi. On quite a number of specimens the following
order of colors is regularly repeated:
Black white red yellow green yellow red white. Or written in
another way: Green yellow red white black white red yellow.
Fig. 47. Patterns from Mexican Codex.
These occur on a belt, a woman’s apron, a necklace, and on two
mats1. In a number of places blue is substituted for green, and
brown for red.
The rhythmic repetition and symmetry appears most clearly when
we substitute numbers for colors. I designate
White 1, Red 2, Yellow 3, Brown 3', Blue 4, Green 4', Black 5.
1 Muller et Snelleman, L’industrie des Caffres dans le sud-est de l’Afrique.
PI. XIX figs. 3, 5, 7. PI. XXIV figs. 1, 2.