Pacific pattern
Many of the most appealing and flamboyant designs of the human imagination have been expressed in the form of patterns. Nowhere is this more evident than in the South Pacific, which is home to some of the most innovative and inspirational patterns in fabric and fiber: an ever-changing story in which...
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Thames & Hudson
2005
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| 504 | # | # | |a Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 520 | # | # | |a Many of the most appealing and flamboyant designs of the human imagination have been expressed in the form of patterns. Nowhere is this more evident than in the South Pacific, which is home to some of the most innovative and inspirational patterns in fabric and fiber: an ever-changing story in which the islanders have reacted to the changes brought by contacts with Europe or by contemporary Western popular culture. Using natural fibers taken from local plant resources, such as coconut palm or pandanus leaves, and contemporary materials, including unraveled plastic sacking and lengths of shiny video tape, patterns of astonishing creativity and color are woven, bound, knotted, plaited, rubbed, or stamped. |
| 650 | # | 0 | |a Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts) |z Islands of the Pacific |
| 650 | # | 0 | |a Decoration and ornament |z Islands of the Pacific |
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Pacific island