The origins of art; a psychological & sociological inquiryHirn, Y. (Yrjö)
Philosophy
The origins of art; a psychological & sociological inquiry
Hirn, Y. (Yrjö)
Aesthetics; Art -- Philosophy; Art, Primitive
[208] Varigny, _Quatorze ans aux Iles Sandwich_, pp. 18-23,
particularly p. 19. A short reference to the same song can be found in
Fornander, _The Polynesian Race_, ii. p. 171.
[209] Steinen, _Unter den Naturvölkern_, pp. 244 _sq._, 248, 249.
[210] Hyades, in _Mission scientifique du Cap Horn_, vii. p. 253.
[211] Martial, _ibid._ i. p. 214.
[212] Mr. Bridges’ unpublished work, quoted by Hyades, _l.c._ vii. p.
377.
[213] Cranz, _Historie von Grönland_, i. p. 292.
[214] Cranz, _l.c._ p. 229.
[215] Codrington, _The Melanesians_, pp. 47, 48; cf. Romilly, _My
Verandah in New Guinea_, p. 87.
[216] Kleinschmidt, in _Journal des Museum Godeffroy_, xiv. 1879, p.
268. (“Reisen auf den Viti Inseln. Insel Vatu Lele”). Williams, _Fiji_,
pp. 99, 142; Spencer, _Descriptive Sociology_, Division I. Nr. iii. p.
60.
[217] Letherman, in _Smithsonian Report_, 1855, pp. 295, 296 (The
Navajo tribe).
[218] Cf. Matthews, _Navaho Legends_, pp. 22-26, where the assertions
of Dr. Letherman are quoted and opposed.
[219] Cook. (1st) _Voyage_, p. 388; Lubbock, _Prehistoric Times_, p.
426; Spencer, _Principles of Sociology_, iii. p. 78.
[220] Schoolcraft, _Indian Tribes_, ii. p. xii.
[221] Schoolcraft, _l.c._ i. p. 18.
[222] Lubbock, _l.c._ p. 426.
[223] Kane, _Wanderings_, p. 179.
[224] See _infra_, p. 175.
[225] With regard to the traditional art of the Australian natives
compare Spencer and Gillen, _Native Tribes_, pp. 220 _sq._ 473, 485;
Lloyd, _Tasmania and Victoria_, p. 466.
[226] Cf. _e.g._ Steinen, _Durch Central Brasilien_, pp. 266, 267, on a
Yuruna dance.
[227] Cf. Bourke, _Scatologic Rites_, p. 25.
[228] Bourke, “The Medicine-men of the Apache,” in _Rep. Bur. Ethnol._
ix. 1887-88.
[229] Cf. Bourke, _Scatologic Rites_, pp. 6, 7, 64, and the author’s
_Förstudier till en konstfilosofi_, pp. 114, 119.
[230] Bourke, _The Snake-Dance of the Moquis_, pp. 178, 179.
[231] Cf. the author’s _Skildringar ur Pueblo folkens konstlif_ (The
Art-life of the Pueblo-Indians), _passim_.
[232] Cf. Spencer, _Principles of Sociology_, i. p. 797.
[233] Cf. especially Fewkes, “The Snake Ceremonials at Walpi,” in
_Journ. American Ethnology and Archæology_, vol. iv., especially pp.
119, 124.
[234] A detailed account of these prayers has been given in _Pueblo
folkens konstlif_, passim.
[235] Cf. Tylor, _Prim. Culture_, i. pp. 392 _sq._
[236] Mooney, in _The American Anthropologist_, iii. pp. 108, 109 (“The
Cherokee Ball-Play”).
[237] Groos, _Die Spiele der Menschen_, pp. 246, 247.
[238] Réclus, _Les Primitifs_, p. 356. For some unmistakable examples
of myths secondary to the corresponding rites see Spencer and Gillen,
_Native Tribes of Central Australia_, p. 443.
[239] Cf. Abercromby, _Pre-and Proto-historic Finns_, i. pp. 358, 359,
ii. p. 41.
[240] Erman, _Travels_, ii. pp. 50, 51.
[241] Lubbock, _Origin of Civilisation_, pp. 356 _sq._
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