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TKEIIISTORIC TEXTILE FABRICS. 



more closely placed threads the woof, as they are readily beaten down 

 by a baton, whereas it would be difficult to manipulate the warp threads 

 if so closely placed. In the specimen illustrated, only the tightly woven 

 threads of the woof appear. The impression is not sufficiently distinct 



FlG. C4 — Fabric impressed upon ancient pottery, Xew York. 



to show the exact character of the thread, but there are indications 

 that it has been twisted. The regularity and prominence of the ridges 

 indicate a strong, tightly drawn warp. 



Fig. G5 represents a form of this type of fabric very common in im- 









Fig. 05 —From a fragment of ancient pottery, District of Columbia. 



pressions upon the pottery of the Middle Atlantic States. This specimen 

 was obtained from a small potsherd picked up near Washington, D. C. 

 The woof or cross-threads are small and uniform in thickness, and pass 

 alternately over and under the somewhat rigid fillets of the web. The 

 apparent rigidity of these fillets may result from the tightening of 

 the series when the fabric was applied to the plastic surface of the 

 vessel. 



I present in Fig. i)6 the ouly example of the impression of a woven fab- 



Fig. C6. — From a fragment of ancient Cliff-bouso pottery. 



ric found by the writer iu two summers' work among the remains of the 

 ancient Cliff-Dwellers. It was obtained from the banks of the San Juan 

 River, iu southeastern Utah. It is probably the imprint of the inte- 



