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arrangements which are called parfléche patterns. Trees, shrubs, 
and mushrooms are also considered as prototypes for a few designs, 
and so realistic are these, even while purely geometric, that it is 
difficult to decide whether they should not be considered as repre- 
sentative forms. They are shown in sketches 234, 235, and 236. 
It does not seem, necessary to discuss in detail the various numbered 
sketches of designs in which the triangle is the conspicuous element 
and to treat in the same fashion all the patterns in which other 
simple geometric forms occur. 
Triangles which are given the name arrowhead are generally 
plain or surrounded by a broad outline. Further subdivision does 
occur, however, and in these cases there is no general rule governing 
the identities of arrowheads and butterflies, for instance, except that 
the latter are usually more elaborately treated or the subdivision is 
along the lines of a chevron. Sketches 222 to 225 (pl. 83), 249 and 250 
are good examples of the simple arrowhead. The term as applied to 
those arranged in vertical series pointing up or down or in horizontal 
succession is usually qualified by proper descriptive phrases such as 
A | A MAA, SoS Be VY 
228 
SUE By 
“arrowheads touching bases’’ or ‘‘arrowheads entering each other.” 
(See p. 400.) 
As a wing the figure is usually more elaborately treated (see 
sketches 239, 261, 271, 272), although in such patterns as 237 the 
term butterfly seems to depend upon the arrangement of the ele- 
ments, or what is still more likely, upon the whim of the interpreter. 
In sketch 237 the stem and crosspiece of what appears to be an 
inverted tree represents the head and eyes of the butterfly. Triangles 
in horizontal series or occurring in connection with horizontal zigzags 
are usually mountain tops, while in all-over arrangement, as in 
sketch 244, they are occasionally called clouds. A more frequent 
interpretation is ‘‘arrowheads joined all over.” Large triangular 
masses of design made up of small elements are apt to be interpreted 
as clouds. Triangles called leaves or teeth are usually distributed 
along both sides of horizontal lines. Sketches 262-267 are examples 
of patterns which are likely to receive either of these meanings. Ele- 
ments representing snares do not differ much from those interpreted 
as mountains, except that the apices of the triangles are usually 
turned down. ‘Triangles which are appended to the points of zigzags, 
