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MS ill 1 individuals jiiid classes iiia> lie regarded, in its jjossible rela- 

 tions to id-ccMliii-. as-.iriaic<i, and succri-iling foruis of art. The 

 vfiried featnrrs nliscrvnl upon the sui-face, the colors and patterns 

 (Fig. 280), pertain to design rather than to form and will receive at- 

 tention in the proper place. 



Fig. asr. Tiay h v\iDg ileeule 1 1 1 iihl I ti m the \pache— }. 



In point of contour the basket tray shown in Fig. 287 has a some- 

 what more decided claim upon esthetic attention than the preceding, 

 as the curves exhibited mark a step of progress in complexity and 

 grace. How much of this is due to intention and how much to tech- 

 nical ]ierfection must remain in doubt. In work so perfect we are 

 wiuit. hi.iwever unwarrantably, to recognize the influence of taste. 



Fig. 28.'!. Pj-rifo 



—1 Mvd by the Kute Indians - 



A third example — presented in Fig. 288 — illustrates an advanced 

 stage in the art of basketry and exhibits a highly specialized shape. 

 The forces and influences concerned in its evolution may be analyzed 



as follows: A ])rimal origin in funrtinii and a final adaptation to a 



