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in the progress of this school is that the artists did not discover or 

 use interlocking running designs which the curving horns would 

 patently suggest. The horns are freely used separately, as in the 

 borders in Plate 2, a and &. The eyes have a tendency to be placed 

 in pairs, as in Plate 2, 6, and other plates. The diamond figure 

 is used entire, separated into two triangles (pi. 4, 5) or quartered 

 (middle band in pi. 4, a) . Hachured diamonds are seen in Plates 2, a, 

 and 4, &. 



In some cases a purer decoration is applied over the whole surface, 

 as in Plate 3, &, which has a symmetrical 4-part design repeated on a 

 background spotted with numerous eye circles. This specimen shows 

 more freedom and simplicity in handling the design and also con- 

 siderable taste in the use of color. The design in Plate 3, a, is in 

 contrast and would appear to be only a slight departure from 

 realism. 



The figures in Plate 4, «, are disposed in panels and bandings. The 

 designs are in four and the horn pairs arise from the base of the tri- 

 angular half diamond. A cross figure like a flower and a commalike 

 figure, apparently a stalked eye, are placed to produce variety and 

 balance. A broader treatment is seen in Plate 4, &, where horns and 

 eyes are combined into a treelike figure drawn in a triangular area 

 and interspersed with similar alternating areas of bands and 

 triangles. 



Plate 5 shows almost the onl}^ circular design, also in four parts, 

 with wedges at the axis forming a 4-point star. 



Panel designs seem to be the most favored by the Celebes 

 decorators, as seen in Plate 6, «, where a complete buffalo convention 

 is surrounded by a border of horns and hachured diamonds and 

 diamonds divided into four sections by two cross lines. The group of 

 bars in the middle band appear as an addition to the customary units 

 of design mentioned. Very few designs indicating motion are found 

 in Celebes decorative art. One design whose axis is the St. Andrews 

 cross is given the motion idea by four curving horns turning to the 

 right (pi. 6, 5). Apparently motion is indicated in a diagonal cross 

 pattern shown on Plate 7, a. Examples of geometric border designs 

 are shown on Plate 7, 6, and varieties of these conventions may be 

 seen on other illustrations (see pis. 2, «, and 4, a). 



Gourd containers of bottle shape and bamboo or coconut boxes 

 and flutes are well represented in the collection. Ordinarily such 

 objects are prevalent over a vast area in Malaysia and the Pacific 

 islands and are examples usually of the best and most accurate art of 

 decoration. Gourd and bamboo containers shown on Plate 8 give 

 examples of buffalo design executed with meticulous care. Espe- 



