Accadian Magic, 249
Adze-god Tane, 82, 274
Adzes of Hervey Islands, 80
Ægean spirals, 142
Ægina, tortoise-money, 230, 232, 233
Æsthetics, definition of, 200
African, axes as money, 226;
baskets, 91;
fylfot, 287
Alaskan carving, 210, 211;
pictograph, 207, 208
Algerian designs, 156
Alligator, 167;
drawings of, in America, 168-173
(see Crocodile)
Alphabet, evolution of, 216
Ament, W. S., 227
American cross, 174, 279;
fylfot, 287;
pictographs, 204-213
Ancestor worship, 264-267;
Polynesia, 81, 265, 270-274
Animal forms in art, 164-183;
Samian, Gaul, Pompeii, Tuscany, New Mexico, 179;
Torres Straits, 15;
Eskimo, 181;
in Melanesia, Polynesia, Africa, Eskimo, French caves, 166
Animals, human souls in, 129, 130;
as sun symbols, 136
Annam, barter, 226
Ansault, Abbé, 281
Anthemion, 143
Anthropomorphs, 183-187, 199;
in Greece, 183;
New Guinea, 16-19, 29-41, 184;
New Zealand, 185; Melanesia, 185;
Hawaii, 186;
Mangaia (Hervey Islands), 185, 270-274;
Polynesia, 185
Antiphellus, rock tombs, 114, 115
Arabesque patterns, 193
Arabian art, 152
Ardmore Round Tower, 90
Argus pheasant in magic, 241, 243
Arizona, basketry, 104;
rain symbol, 119
Arrow, crocodile, 20
Arrows, Torres Straits, 19-25
Art, definition of, 200;
ethnological value of, 9, 323-325, 336, 337
Asia Minor, rock tombs of, 114-116;
triskele in, 289
Assyrian Anthemion, 144;
magic, 249;
patterns, 143;
writing, 218-221
Atkinson, J. J., on pottery, 99
Australian art, 324;
baskets, 91;
designs, 258-263;
totemism, 255-263;
weapons, 258
Axe, double-headed, as money, 232;
New Guinea, 222;
as money, 226;
stone as money, 225
Balfour, H., 311;
on frigate-bird, 266;
on maces, 222;
on mandrake, 5
Barter, evolution of, 223-225
Basketry, 90-93;
of Arizona, 104
Baskets, making of, 91
Bat patterns, Brazil, 175, 178
Beading, origin of, 86
Beal, 280
Bechuana, sympathetic magic, 236
Belts, wooden, Papuan Gulf, 31-41
Biological method of studying art, 308
Biomorphs, life-history of, 126-191
Biomorphic pottery, 188-191
Bird and crocodile design, 56
Bird’s-head designs, New Guinea, 49-58
Bird design, Pompeian, 194;
patterns, Brazil, 178
Birdwood, Sir G., 214, 292;
on Indian art, 151, 153
Blanket-money, 228, 230
Blind, Karl, 279, 285
Blowpipe, magic patterns on, 237, 239
Boar, Sun-, 195
Bœotian shield money, 230, 233
Bonavia, Dr. E., Assyrian art, 156-157
Boulak ivory plaque, 91
Bowl, prayer-meal, 121
Brazil, art of, 259;
Central, art of tribes, 174-179;
patterns, 97;
phyllomorphs of Central, 130, 131
Brinton, Dr., on colour symbols, 124
British Columbia, totem-posts, 257, 265
British magic, 249
British New Guinea (see New Guinea)
Bronze celt, 85, 86
Bruce, R., 29
Brugsch, Dr., on lotus, 135
Buddhist sculptures, 151;
symbols, 281
Bull-roarer, Brazil, 176, 178;
New Guinea, 62
Bulmer, Mr., 260, 261
Canoe carving, New Guinea, 29, 48, 54, 57
Canoe charm, Solomons, 266, 267
Canoes, trade in, 48
Cash, 227
Cassowary clan, 251, 257
Cattle-money, 228, 229
Celtic art, 337;
fylfot, 283;
spirals, 142;
wicker house, 90
Centipede in magic, 242, 243
Chaldean art, 329;
commerce, 151
Chalmers, Rev. J., 31, 184
Chantre, E., 297
Chauncy, P., 259
Chinese art, 337;
knife-money, 226, 227;
lotus, 153;
money, 226;
svastika, 287, 294;
writing, 217-221
Christian art, pagan survivals in, 195-197;
fylfot, 283
Circles, concentric, 93
Clarke, Dr. J. T., 158
Cloudy Bay, 42
Clubs, wooden, in New Guinea, 48-56, 62
Codrington, Dr. R. H., 97, 265-267
Coffey, G., on Irish art, 142, 328
Coins, degeneration in, 313
Collier, J., 1, 2
Collins, Mr., Australian art, 260
Colours, symbolic, 123, 124
Combs, magic, 237-241;
Torres Straits, 14
Comrie, Dr., 63, 64
Concentric circles, 93;
ovals, 55
Consciousness in designing patterns, 315, 316
Cook, A. B., 265
Cook, Captain, 83
Copying of patterns, 311
Corbula, the Roman, 91
Crete spirals, 142
Crocodile in art, New Guinea, Torres Straits, 16-25;
Massim, 56, 181;
Papuan Gulf, 30;
cult of, in New Guinea, 167;
Malay Archipelago, 167;
Madagascar, 168
(see Alligator)
Cross, from alligator, 172;
gibbet, 277, 279;
in America, 174, 279;
St. Anthony, 277
Crux ansata, 278, 298
Cushing, F. H., 107, 248;
on pottery, 98, 99, 102-104;
on life-exit trail, 128;
on symbolism, 119-123
Cyprus bronze shield, 92;
pottery, 137, 158;
lotus designs, 158
Cyrene plant money, 230, 233
Cyzicus, fish money, 230-232
Dakota Winter Counts, 206
D’Albertis, 27, 63
D’Alviella, Goblet, 275-300
Danish food-vessel, 91
Darfour, hoes as money, 226
Daudai and Torres Straits, art of, 13-25
Daula (frigate-bird), 265-267
Daumori, wooden slabs, 26
Designs, geographical distribution of, 319
D’Entrecasteaux, 47, 50, 52, 54, 56, 71
Distribution, geographical, of designs, 319
Divine pedigree in art, 274
Dragon, Scandinavian, 195
Drum decoration, in New Guinea, 17, 18, 131
Dumoutier, G., 287
Dutch New Guinea (see Netherlands)
Earth symbol, 280
East Indian Archipelago, 28
Ebersberg, clay walls, 89, 95
Egg-and-dart moulding, origin of, 160-163
Egyptian art, 133-164, 187, 325, 329, 337;
totemism, 265;
writing, 217-221
Ehrenreich, Dr. P., 173, 259, 262, 332
Elema (see Toaripi)
Elephant symbol, 195
Ellis, Rev. W., 274
Emblems, 212
Engineer Group, 48, 57
English, A. C., 45
Environment, effect of, 9
Eskimo, animal drawings, 181
Ethnological aspect of art, 9;
value of art, 323-325, 336, 337
Ethnology of British New Guinea, 59-66, 328;
of Polynesia, 69
Evans, Sir John, 313
Evans, Arthur J., on spirals, 142, 328
Expectancy, definition of, 6
Eye-amulets of Egypt, 187
Fascining, 94
Fellows, Sir C., on rock-tombs, 114
Fergusson, on Indian architecture, 151, 153
Ferrero, G., 278, 300, 301
Fewkes, Dr. J. W., rain symbols, 120;
on colour symbols, 123
Fiji club, 88;
pottery, 108, 191;
scroll designs, 71;
tapa, 96
Finn magic, 249
Finsch, Dr. O., 47, 63, 98
Fishing formula, 247
Fish, as money, 230-232;
patterns in Brazil, 174, 176-179;
totem, 212;
Christian, 213
Fish-hook money, 227;
ornaments derived from, 76
Fison and Howitt, 256
Fleur-de-lys, 156
Flower, Sir W., 64
Flowers, in art, 131, 132 (see Lotus);
in magic, 237-241
Fly River, 26-28;
a culture-route, 70;
mouth of, 26, 19;
phyllomorphs, 131
Forbes, Dr. H. O., 98;
on pottery making, 48
Frazer, J. G., 235, 236, 250-252
French, G. J., on pottery, 109
Freshwater Bay, 29
Fret, 326;
from alligator, 111, 112, 123, 141, 172
Friend, H., on colour symbols, 124
Frigate-bird, in Melanesia, 265-267;
New Guinea, 49, 66, 325, 326;
Solomon Islands, 66, 325
Fringe patterns, 144-148
Frogs’ legs as zigzags, 244, 248
Frogs, magic patterns of, 244, 248
Fylfot, meaning and distribution of, 282-301
Gable, 116
Gammadion (see Fylfot)
Gardner, Prof. P., 290
Gauls, erections of, 90
Gaulish imitation coin, 198
Geelvink Bay, 131, 325
Geographical distribution of design, 319
Geometrical designs, 258, 259
Gill, Dr. W. W., 255, 270, 274;
on New Guinea axes, 79;
on Hervey Island adze, 80
Globe, winged, 298
Goodyear, Professor W. H., 134, 162, 163, 248, 290, 292-294;
on Malay art, 67;
on New Zealand art, 68;
on rosettes, 149, 151, 152
Gourd pottery, 188, 189
Greece, evolution of anthropomorphs in, 183
fylfot in, 282, 283;
totemism in ancient, 265
Greek alphabet, 220;
art, origin of, 155
Greg, R. P., 288, 292
Grosse, Dr. E., 258-263
Grotesque patterns, 193
Grünwedel, Professor, 114, 237, 252, 334
Guilloche, 49-51, 92, 93, 162, 163
Guttæ, 115
Haida totemism, 257
Hall Sound, 42, 46
Hammer of Thor, 278
Hamy, Professor E. T., 47, 325
Harvest formula, 247
Hawaii, gods of, 186
Heraldic designs, 262, 263
Hervey Islands, symbolic adzes, 80-84;
decoration on symbolic adzes and paddles, 270-274;
totemism, 255;
anthropomorphic patterns, 185, 186, 265, 270-274
Heteromorphs, 192
Hickson, Prof. S. J., 69
Hieratic writing, 220
Hill tribes, New Guinea, 46
Hissarlik, 282, 284
(see Troy)
Hjaltalin, A., 285
Hoes as money, 226
Hoffman, Dr. W. J., pictographs, 206, 207
Holmes, W. H., 107, 110, 114, 168-173;
on pottery, 98, 101, 102;
on symbolism, 122;
shell pottery, 91, 190
Homomorph, 215
Honeysuckle pattern, 162
Hornbill design, 58
Horses, drawings of, 166, 167;
zoomorph from, 180
House-building formula, 246, 247
Hügel, Baron A. von, 71
Hulme, F. E., egg-and-dart moulding, 163, 164
Human, face on wooden belts, 32;
figures in plait-work, 198, 199
(see Anthropomorphs)
Hunter, J. D., on pottery, 100
Hunting pictograph, 206-208
Hut urn, 115, 283
Iceland, fylfot in, 285
Ideograms, 216-218
Ilios, 284
Indian art, 151-153, 337;
sun symbols, 290;
svastika, 286, 294
Information, definition of, 4, 203
Initiation into manhood, 30, 31, 61
Invention of patterns, 309
Ionic capital, evolution of, 157-160
Irish carvings, 337;
round towers, 90;
fylfot in, 283;
spirals in art, 142
Iroquois bark vessel, 102, 103
Italy, North, fylfot in, 283
Japanese writing, 218, 219;
svastika, 287, 294
Java drum, 83
Kay, C. de, 90
Keane, A. H., 68
Keller, Dr., 89, 91
Kemble, J. M., 336
Kerepunu tapa, 96
Kern, M., 286
Kerrama belt, 35
Kiwai, drums of, 26
Klemm, Dr. G., on Tonga [Fiji] pottery, 108
Knife-money, 226
Knots, 94;
magic, 248-250
Kobong, Australian totem, 262
Koiari, 44, 61
Koitapu tattooing, 61
Kupele pipe, 44, 45
Landscapes, native, 124-126;
reversed, 126
Lang, Andrew, on savage art, 263
Lasso pictograph, 206
Layard, A. H., on lotus, 143, 144
Leaf designs, 28;
totems, 250, 253, 254
(see Phyllomorphs and Plant)
Lean-Wolf’s map, 208-210
Leather money, 228
Leitner, Dr., on Buddhist art, 151
Letronne, 278
Letters, origin of, 217
Lianas, magic patterns of, 244
Life-exit trail in a vessel, 128
Life-history in designs, table of, 6, 8
Lightning symbol, 118-120, 276
Lime spatula, 48, 49, 52-54, 57
Lindt, 42
Lizard, on arrow, 25;
on belt, 37;
designs, Australia, 260;
patterns, Brazil, 175
Locust pattern, Brazil, 179
Lotus, 133-164, 325
Louisiade Group, 47, 52;
stone axes, 71, 79
Lycia, triskele, 214;
rock tombs, 114-116
Maces, evolution of, 222
Macfarlane, Rev. S., 63
Macgillivray, 224
Macgregor, Sir W., 28, 58, 225
Magic knots, 248-250;
patterns, 237-248;
sympathetic, 5, 6, 235-250
Maiva belt, 39
Malacca, magic patterns, 237-248;
phyllomorphs of, 132;
totemism and tattooing in, 252-254
Malay Archipelago, decorative art, 67-70, 326;
plant designs, 131, 132
Malay culture derived from India, 67, 69
Malay Peninsula, magic patterns, 236-248
Malaysia, scroll designs, 67
Mallery, Col. Garrick, 275;
colour symbolism, 124;
pictographs, 204-213, 215;
sign language, 212
Man, E. H., on pottery, 100
Mandrake, 6
Mangaia adzes, 80-84;
decoration on adzes and paddles of, 270-274;
anthropomorphs, 185, 186, 265, 270-274;
totemism, 255
Manhood, initiation into, 30, 31, 61
Manx, three-legged, 214
Maori scroll designs, 72
Map, Lean-Wolf’s, 208-210
March, Dr. H. Colley, 6, 44, 65, 66, 75, 82, 84, 91, 93, 115, 130,
147, 163, 179, 194, 197, 198, 248, 250, 271-274, 276, 285, 288
Marks, trade and owner’s, 203
Masks, New Guinea, 62;
Papuan Gulf, 30;
Torres Straits, 18, 30
Maspero, Prof., 296;
on Ra, 137;
on Egyptian art, 148, 248
Massim, district groups of, 47-58
Mathews on symbolic colours, 24
Mats, making of, 90
Meander (see Fret)
Melanesian, use of term, 60;
ethnology and handicraft, 60-66;
frigate-bird, 265-267;
pottery, 158, 159
Melos lotus designs, 158;
spirals, 142;
vase decoration, 139
Men, drawings of, 16-19
Mereschu fish pattern, 176-179
Mesembria, 290
Mesopotamian art, 143
Method of studying art, 306-336
Mexico, New, bird patterns, 179
Miava, 44
Millies, H. C., Oriental money, 227
Milloué, M. de, 287
Milne Gulf, 47
Mohammedan art, 151, 152
Money, evolution of, 223-234
Montelius, Dr., on spirals, 93
Montezuma’s stone axe, 85
Moon symbol, 292
Moresby Group, 47
Moseley, Professor, Hawaian gods, 186
Motu Motu, 29
Motu tribes, 46, 61;
ethnography, 64-66;
girl tattooed, 43;
trading voyages, 330
Müller, Max, 280, 292, 331;
on colour symbols, 124
Murray Island (Mer), 18;
native drawing of, 125;
ornaments derived from fish-hook, 76
Murray, Prof. A. S., 292
Mycenæ art, 142;
totemism, 265;
vessel, 92
Naukratis lotus, 161
Neandria capital, 158
Net, fishing, designs, 176, 177
Netherlands New Guinea, 28, 325
New Caledonia pottery, 97, 98
New Guinea, 11;
animal representations, 164, 165;
anthropomorphs, 184;
art, 324-328;
barter in, 46-48, 223-225;
bird’s-head designs, 49-58;
bird and crocodile design, 56;
bull-roarer, 62;
Central district of, 42-46;
ethnology of British, 59-66;
ethnology of, 328;
hill tribes, 46;
metamorphosis of stone axe, 78;
phyllomorphs, 131;
“Polynesians” in, 63;
pottery, 46-48, 62, 98;
scroll patterns, 67-73, 314;
tapa belts, 96;
tattooing, 43-45
New Hebrides, 66
New Ireland carvings, 265
Newton, J., 214
New Zealand anthropomorphs, 185;
ethnology of, 71;
scroll designs, 67, 68, 71, 72;
tongue thrusting, 186, 187
North American totems, 257
Oceania pottery, 97
Olbia, fish money, 230, 231, 233
Orang-hûtan, 242, 334
Ornaments as money, 224, 228, 229
Osiris, lotus offering to, 136
Paddle with fish designs, 176, 177
Pagan and Christian overlap in art, 195-197
Painting on body, 253, 254
Palstave, 85
Pannaet axe-money, 225;
canoes, 48
Papuan, use of term, 60;
ethnology and handicraft, 60-66
Papuan Gulf, 29-41;
classification of wooden belts, 32
Patterns, copying of, 311;
invention of, 309;
in New Guinea, 314;
magic, 237-248
Perrot and Chipiez, 75;
on lotus, 143;
Phoenician art, 153, 154
Persian fylfot, 286, 298
Petrie, Flinders, Prof., 89, 221;
on spiral symbols, 141;
on rosettes, 148, 149;
on the study of art, 336
Petroglyphs, 215
Phœnician art, 153, 154;
commerce, 154;
writing, 220
Phonograms, 216-218
Phyllomorphs, 130-164
(see Plant)
Physicomorphs, 118-126
Pictographs, 204-218
Pictorial signs, 212
Picture-writing, 178
Pipe, Torres Straits, 13;
Fly River, 19;
Papuan Gulf, 40;
burning of, in Central District, 42
Pitt-Rivers, General, 311
Plant Designs, Fly River, 28;
Central District New Guinea, 45;
totems, 253, 254;
magic climbing, 244;
money, 233, 234
(see Phyllomorphs)
Polynesia, ethnology of, 69
“Polynesians” in New Guinea, 63
Pompeian designs, 193
Port Moresby pottery, 46
Posts, totem, 257, 265
Pottery, 97;
biomorphic, 188-191;
Cyprus, 137;
New Guinea, 46-48, 62, 98;
Nicobar, 100;
Oceania, 97;
Port Moresby, 46;
Pueblo, 93, 100-102;
Terramara, 91;
Teste Island, 47, 48;
West Pacific, 97-99;
Zuñi, 103, 104, 105-107;
trade, 47, 48
Powell, Major, his totem badge, 119
Prince of Wales’ feather, 156, 157
Prisse d’Avennes, 136, 138-141, 159
Psychology, 300-305, 333
Pueblo Pottery, 93, 100, 102-111
Pyung fruit pattern, 246