Himalayan Art Resources

Collection of the Ashmolean Museum (Decorative Art)

Oxford University: Ashmolean Museum | Jameel Center (Ashmolean Museum) | Bodleian Libraries | Saint Antony's College | Pitt Rivers Museum


Seven Types of Function & Motivation:
- Devotional (reflective, sacred)
- Didactic (instructional, matter of fact)
- Narrative (biographical, story-telling)
- Utilitarian (ritual, functional)
- Memorial (in memoriam, death)
- Commodity (necessity, financial)
- Decorative (aesthetic, beauty)

Jeff Watt 5-2015