Re: probable origins of "tribal"

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Posted by Kenzi on October 2, 2001 at 03:01:32:

In reply to: probable origins of "tribal" posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on October 2, 2001 at 02:11:29:

: deeply incised, very elegant. These patterns require plenty of
black
: ink, and tolerance for pain. The genre has now stretched to
include
: any bold line work, with curvinlinear forms, strong use of
negative
: space, interlacing lines, and vaguely spikey dangerous stuff.
:
: It can be beautiful, decorative .. but meaning and tribal
significance
: is out the window and gone down the road by now.
:
Yeah, that's what I meant to say! ;-) Or rather what my eloquent,
well-reasoned twin would have said.

Thanks Catherine for putting it much more clearly!

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