Utilitarian substitution and the roots of image-making -- The substituted duck : a diachronic approach -- Toward a goose substitute : a synchronic approach -- The drifting decoy : from utilitarian substitute to art -- Afterword : the riddle of Palaeolithic 'art'
Summary
Presents an interdisciplinary study that combines art history, ethnology and sociology to examine the ways in which such "animal substitutes" as North American duck decoys and other utilitarian objects from a variety of cultures have influenced modern and contemporary art practices
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index
