Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo16amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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428 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL tion is of incalculahle value. They should serve for generations as an artis- tic inspiration to designers and artists, and if properly studied and applied, they must have untold influence on the sesthetic de^'elopnient of America. The Amur River tribes hare left us a record of primitive Chinese motiA'es readers are familiar with this class of art; although it may be said that this collec- tion is xery much worth while to textile designers. But Korea is another ques- tion, for authentic examples of that won- derful people's art are Aery scarce. The Museum collection of art from this part of the world is not as extensive as could
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Tie or resist dyeing is a very ancient art and consists in so treating tlie fabric that when j)ut in the dye pot only certain portions of it absorb the colors. This is achieved by tying little bunches of the cloth vfith a cord which resists the dye, producing a pattern when the cord is removed. The art was well known in India, and Moslem conquests spread the method in the Philippines, where the Bagobo tribes are especially skillful, using it for their "bandanna" headdresses. Also the Moors carried the craft into Spain whence it spread to Mexico. Except in Peru, where it only exists in the simplest form, the origin of this decorative method can be clearly traced to Asia. The fabric shown above is from Peru which, in their simplicity and strength, should^be a help to modern designers. In the collection of Ijronzes of ancient China,'there is literally a mine of (esthetic suggestions. The great collection of modern Chinese embroideries is not illus- trated for lack of space, and because most be wished, and the same might be said of the wonderful fabrics from Sumatra and Java. Where these collections fail, however, the library comes to our aid with much valuable material for design- ers, especially with a certain book of three volumes, Dc Inhmdschc Kiinstmjvcrhcid

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