Collection of the Ashmolean Museum (Didactic, Instructional)

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Six 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 (imperative)
- Decorative

Jeff Watt 5-2015