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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] |
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| 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] |
| 15. | Fabric from the ancient pottery of
Alabama | [40] |
| 16. | Twined fabric from ancient pottery,
Tennessee | [40] |
| 17. | Twined fabric from ancient pottery,
Tennessee | [40] |
| 18. | Twined fabric from ancient salt vessel,
Illinois | [41] |
| 19. | Twined fabric from ancient salt vessel,
Illinois | [41] |
| 20. | Twined fabric from a piece of clay,
Arkansas | [42] |
| 21. | Twined fabric from ancient pottery,
Tennessee | [42] |
| 22. | Twined fabric from ancient pottery,
Missouri | [42] |
| 23. | Twined fabric from ancient pottery, Carter
county, Tennessee | [43] |
| 24. | Twined fabric from ancient pottery,
Tennessee | [43] |
| 25. | Twined fabric from ancient pottery,
Tennessee | [43] |
| 26. | Twined fabric, with patterns, Ohio
valley | [44] |
| 27. | Net from ancient pottery, District of
Columbia | [44] |
| 28. | Net from ancient pottery, North Carolina | [45] |