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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
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