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of  the  warp  which  were  twisted  as  they  advanced  with  the  woof 
between. 
Specimen  o.  No  indication  of  coil.  Tempering,  small  amount  of 
shell  or  vegetal  substance,  leached  away,  causing  cavities.  The  very 
distinct  impression  of  a  coarse  net  appears  on  the  surface. 
Specimen  p.  Ware  similar  to  o,  but  having  the  impression  of  a 
finer  mesh.    Part  of  the  rim  of  a  vessel. 
Thus  it  has  been  possible,  by  means  of  impressions  on  bits  of  pot- 
tery, to  gain  some  knowledge  of  the  art  of  weaving  and  textile  making 
as  practiced  by  the  inhabitants  of  the  ancient  village. 
SOAPSTONE 
Many  fragments  of  soapstone  vessels  are  encountered  on  the  site, 
and  it  is  evident  that  the  material  was  used  extensively  by  the  people 
Y\c.  8. — Fragment  of  a  steatite  vessel  from  site  of  Nandtanghtacund. 
■\  natural  size.   U.S.N.M.  no.  378093- 
of  the  village.   Here,  as  at  Pissaseck,  vessels  made  of  soapstone  may 
have  been  used  as  late  as  the  beginning  of  the  seventeenth  century. 
The  most  interesting  piece  of  any  sort  found  on  the  site  is  a  frag- 
ment of  a  steatite  vessel.  This  was  discovered  partly  embedded  in 
sand  at  the  edge  of  the  water  of  Port  Tobago  Bay,  near  the  position 
of  the  upper  A  on  the  map,  figure  5.  Two  views  of  the  fragment  are 
shown  in  figure  8,  one-third  natural  size.  The  specimen  appears  to 
have  had  a  very  narrow  base — so  narrow  that  it  could  not  have  stood 
in  an  upright  position  without  support.  One  conical  perforation  near 
the  edge  indicated  that  it  had  been  broken  and  the  parts  held  together 
by  cords  before  being  lost  or  discarded.  But  the  most  unusual  feature 
is  the  knob  in  the  middle  of  the  narrow  end,  and  this,  although  greatly 
worn,  suggests  a  human  face  or  head,  with  lines  on  the  surface  of  the 
bowl  both  above  and  below.    Undoubtedly,  a  similar  ornament  or 
