An edition of The double-curve motive in northeastern Algonkian art (1914)
The double-curve motive in northeastern Algonkian art
By Frank G. Speck
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Publish Date
1914
Publisher
Government Printing Office
Language
eng
Pages
17
Description:
A discussion of the use of several design elements in Algonkian art by different native groups, with emphasis on a primary element known as the double-curve motive, as well as their origin, nature, and possible symbolism. Among the tribes identified in the paper as users of the double-curve motive are the Montagnais, Naskapi, and Eskimo of Labrador.