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ting in great numbers. In many cases the meshes have been distorted 

 by stretching and overlapping so that the fabric cannot be examined in 

 detail; in other cases the impressions have been so deep that casts can- 

 not be taken, and in a majority of cases the fragments are so decayed 

 that 110 details of the cords and their combinations can be made out. 



Fig. 103. — From ancient pottery, District of Columbia. 



Iu Fig. 103 we have a thoroughly satisfactory restoration from a small 

 fragment of pottery picked up in the District of Columbia. It is shown 

 a little larger than natural size in the drawing. The impression is so 

 perfect that the twist of the cord and the form of the knot may be seen 

 with ease. Most of the examples from this locality are of much finer 

 cord and have a less open mesh than the specimen illustrated. It is a 



Fig. 104. — Net from the pottery of North Carolina. 



noteworthy fact that iu one of these specimens an incised pattern has 

 been added to the surface of the soft clay after the removal of the net. 

 Recent collections from the mounds of Western North Carolina have 

 brought to light many examples of net-marked pottery. Generally the 

 impressions are quite obscure, but enough can be seen in the cast to 



