Cross-cultural universals of aesthetic appreciation in decorative band patterns

2D number 3D objects aesthetic aesthetic appreciation background band properties bands contain Chapter classification collinearities concave angles conjunctive ambiguity contemporary cultures convex angles cross-cultural universals curvilinear objects Daghestan decorative band patterns depicted describe descriptive system different cultures disjunctive ambiguity distance distinction distinguish ethnographic example Figure form properties fractals function Furthermore groups of objects historical cultures homogeneity indicate Indo-Hittite interpretation Kroeber largest perceptual units less bands Murdock negative universals non-universal number and variety number of equal number of straight numbers of bands object groups objects in bands objects in group obtuse angles occlusion occur orientation parallelities pattern property percentage of bands perceptual phenomena perceptual process phenomenological physical band regions relative occurrence relevant rotation symmetry sample frame segmentation sets of bands straight sides structure Table taxonomy texture theories translation symmetry triangles types universal properties universals of occurrence universals of relative vertical mirror symmetry visual perception World Cultures x-values zijn