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PREHISTORIC TEXTILE FABRICS. 



souri. The combination of the two series of threads or strands clearly 

 indicates the type of fabric under consideration, the twisted cords of 



Fig. 83. — Fro :u a Bait vessel, S.ilino River, Illinois. 



the warp being placed very far apart. The remarkable feature of this 

 example is the character of the woof, which seems to be a broad braid 



Fig. £4. — From r.ncicnt pottery, Missouri. 



formed by plaiting three strands of untwisted fiber, probably bast. All 

 the details are shown in the most satisfactory manner in the clay cast. 



Fig. 85. — From ancient pottery, Tennessee. 



