No. 230. The Evolute Scroll in Savage Art.
A. B. C. Spatula Handles, Carved Wood, New Guinea.
D. Detail on Paddle, Carved Wood, New Guinea.
E. Maori Chief’s Staff Handle, Carved Wood.
F. Detail from Tattooed Maori Head.
G. Engraved Bamboo, Borneo.
H. Carved Wood Detail, New Guinea.
of a series of scrolling forms, as also did much of the ornament of the illuminated Gothic work and mural decoration. The desire for variety and mass lead eventually to the employment of diverse elements, arising in many instances from different treatment of existing details; thus, during the Renaissance, the side view of a poppy-like flower suggested and became a profile mask, and the husk leaf was frequently elaborated into the form of a dolphin.