27
Embroidery 28
Fossil fabrics 28
Modes of preservation 28
Fabrics from caves and shelters 29
Charred remains of fabrics from mounds 35
Fabrics preserved by contact with copper 36
Fabrics impressed on pottery 37

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PLATE I. Products of the textile art: _a_, Openwork
fish baskets of Virginia Indians; _b_, Manner of
weaving: _c_, Basket strainer; _d_, Quiver of rushes;
_e_, Mat of rushes 18

II. Mat of split cane 28

III. Mantle or skirt of light-colored stuff 30

IV. Fringed skirt 32

V. Frayed bag and skeins of hemp fiber 34

VI. Charred cloth from mounds in Ohio 36

VII. Drawings of charred fabric from mounds 38

VIII. Copper celts with remnants of cloth 40

IX. Bits of fabric-marked pottery, with clay casts of same 44

FIG. 1. Fish weir of the Virginia Indians 14

2. Use of mats in an Indian council 19

3. Use of mat in sleeping 20

4. Section of cliff showing position of grave shelter 31

5. Portion of mantle showing manner of weaving 32

6. Analysis of the weaving of fringed skirt 32

7. Former costumes of woman and girl in Louisiana 33

8. Border of bag 34

9. Sandal or moccasin from a Kentucky cave 35

10. Fine, closely woven cloth preserved by contact with
copper beads 36

11. Small portion of rush matting preserved by contact
with copper 37

12. Split-cane matting from Petite Ause island,
Louisiana 38

13. Fabric-marked vase from a mound in North Carolina 39

14. Diagonal fabric, ancient pottery of Tennessee 39