ANCIENT PUEBLOS OP UPPEB GILA KEGION. 



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U.S.KM.) (fig. 163), and the specimen owes its preservation to the 

 fact that it was carbonized. With the ornamented cloth was found a 

 large piece of plain fabric, not so fine in texture, of w^hich the former 



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was probably the border, but it is scarcely possible to say what the 

 original garment was when it was entire, though one may conjecture 

 that it was a huipil. This important relic, which is shown in figure 

 163, is very fragile, but it preserves evi- 

 dence of esthetic taste in the use of beauti- 

 ful symbols, shows skill in weaving, and 

 perhaj)s connects the finer fabrics of ancient 

 Mexico with the southern portion of the 

 Pueblo region. It will be seen (fig. 161) 

 that the detail of weaving is like that of 

 the Bear Creek specimens. The central field 

 of the pattern unit, which is evidently the 

 familiar interlocking fret identical with 

 the same motive expressed in curves instead 

 of straight lines, is overlaid with threads, 

 giving the fret a slight relief. 



Another example of weaving is seen in 

 figure 165 (Cat. No. 232152 a, U.S.N.M., fig. 165.-ornamented cloth 



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Jbear Creek Cave), which sliows at a the in- 

 troduction of two-weft threads, probably marking the middle of this 

 band of openwork. The fragment is of broAvn thread somewhat 

 coarser than is usual in these fabrics, and appears to be of cotton 

 dyed with a vegetal substance. 



