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SIMPLE FORMS OF FABRICS. 



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rior surface of a more or less rigid basket, such as are to be seen among 

 many of the modern tribes of the Southwest. The character of the 



Fie. 67.— Fabric from a cave in Kentucky . 



warp cannot be determined, as the woof, which has been of moderately 

 heavy rushes or other untwisted vegetable fillets, entirely hides it. 

 The caves of Kentucky have furnished specimens of ancient weaving 



Fig. 63.— Fabric from Swiss Lake-Dwellings. 



of much interest. One of these, a small fragment of a mat apparently 

 made from the fiber of bark, or a fibrous rush, is illustrated in Fig. G7. 

 This simple combination of the web and woof has been employed 



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Fig. CO.— Cloth from a monnd, Ohio. 



Fig. 70.— Cloth from a mound, Ohio. Fig. 71.— Section. 



by all ancient weavers who have left us examples of their work. The 

 specimen given in Fig. 68 is the work of the ancient Lake-Dwellers 



