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Precious Pattern: The Dotted-Diamond Motif in Indigenous American Textiles, Explorations in Mesoamerica, the American Southwest, and the Andes
Chapters from the peer-reviewed book of essays, edited by Billie J. A. Follensbee and Lois Martin.
A PDF of the entire book may be accessed at Precious Pattern: The Dotted-Diamond Motif in Indigenous American Textiles, Explorations in Mesoamerica, the American Southwest, and the Andes.
2026
Chapter 1: A Brief Introduction: Rhombus Motifs in Textiles, Billie J. A. Follensbee and Lois Martin
Chapter 2: Rhombus Textile Motifs and Patterns and their Significance in Mesoamerica, Billie J. A. Follensbee and Lois Martin
Chapter 3: Diamonds in the Rough: The Development and Occurrences of the Rhombus Motif, its Components, and its Variations in Olmec and Olmec-related Textile, Billie J. A. Follensbee
Chapter 4: The Grid Patterns in the Vestments and Headdresses of Female Statuary from the Classic Period Cultures of Central Veracruz, Chantal D. Huckert
Chapter 6: Snakeskin and Corn Markings: The Dotted-Diamond-Grid Pattern in the U.S. Southwest, Laurie D. Webster and Kelley A. Hays-Gilpin