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U-forms

U forms

Slightly altered image of a U-form taken from
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast

A second basic shape of the aboriginal art of the northwest coast is the U-form. U-forms seem more capable than ovoids of greater variety in terms of the proportions of the width to the height, although that may be my own ignorance speaking. The next two post will look at two forms derived from the U-form.

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  1. Curator & Collector » How to Understand the Art of the Northwest Coast First Nations:

    [...] I: Understanding Native Art of the Northwest Coast Part II: The Ovoid Part III: U-forms Part IV: S-forms and Split U-forms Part V: The Negative Space: Crescents, Circles, Ts, & Ys [...]

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