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The example given in figure 20, impressed on a fragment of clay from 

 Arkansas, lias au ornamental border produced by looping the cords of 



Fig. 20. — Twined fabric from a piece of clay, Arkansas. 



the web, which seem to have been five in number, each one passing 

 over four others before recrossing the frame. A specimen showing a 

 somewhat different border is given in figure 21. 



Fig. 21. — Twined fabric Irom ancient iiolUjry, Tennessee. 



Fig. 22.— Twinea fabric from ancient pottery, "Miasonri. 



The interesting specimen illustrated in figure 22 was obtained from 

 a small fragment of pottery found in Ripley county, Missouri. The 



