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K-motif

Oceanic art
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  • dilly bag; Aboriginal Australian art, Northern Territory, Australia
    Oceanic art and architecture
    / The Cook Islands

    …was incised with the so-called K-motif, a dense pattern of cross-hatching interspersed with zigzags and concentric diamonds. Mangaian deities were represented by long cylindrical shafts with flared ends cut to form a group of vertical fins. The fins were pierced and carved into a series of arches, each perhaps representing…

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    …was incised with the so-called K-motif, a dense pattern of cross-hatching interspersed with zigzags and concentric diamonds. Mangaian deities were represented by long cylindrical shafts with flared ends cut to form a group of vertical fins. The fins were pierced and carved into a series of arches, each perhaps representing…

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