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PREHISTORIC TEXTILE FABRICS. 



is somewhat erroneous, the artist not having had quite a clear under- 

 standing of the combination of threads. This cloth has a general re- 

 semblance to ordinary coffee-sacking. In Fig. SG I give an illustration 

 of this fabric derived from the opposite side of the celt. 



FIG. 87. — Modern work. Vancouver's Island. 



Although I am not quite positive, it is my opinion, after having exam- 

 ined the specimen carefully, that the body of the cloth belongs to my 

 first group and that the border only is of the second group. My section 

 and drawing give a clear idea of the construction of this fabric. A finely - 



Fins. 88 and 89— Fabrics from the Lake Dwellings, Switzerland. 



preserved bit of cloth belonging to the group under consideration was 

 recently found fixed to the surface of a copper image from one of the 

 Etowah mounds in Georgia. 



This form of weaving is very common among the productions of the 

 modern tribes of Western America. A very good example, is shown in 

 Fig. 87, which represents the border of a cape like garment made by the 



