PRIMITIVE ART 27 
the shape of which has also influenced the manner of repre- 
senting the human form (Case 28 e). The geometric designs 
(Cases 28 e, 31) are mostly arranged in bands, and consist of 
triangles, zigzags and diamonds, which show only slight rela- 
tion to those of the Indians of the Plains, while they remind 
us somewhat of the designs of the Indians of the State of 
Washington. We may perhaps recognize in some of the tri- 
angles with points under their bases the tent design so common 
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among the Plains Indians. The whole make-up, however, of the 
geometric forms is quite distinctive. If there ever has been any 
interpretation of these geometric designs, it seems to have been 
forgotten, and the designs are considered purely as ornamental, 
not assymbolic. The only striking exception is the same spider- 
web design that we find among the Sioux Indians, and which 
occurs here practically in the same form. (Case 28 h.) 
