Levi-Strauss asks both in The Savage Mind and again in Tristes Tropiques: why the excessive complexity of these paintings?

列维斯特劳斯在《原始思维》,和《忧郁的热带》中都提出了这样的问题：,为什么这些彩绘如此复杂？

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The consumer filth and monoculture of the "civilised" world had depressed him ever since the writing of "Tristes Tropiques".

消费时代的单一文化令他心生厌倦，早在写作《忧郁的热带》之时，他就对“文明”社会表现出了失望感。

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