THE ANCIENT PEOPLES. 45 
Sandals. The sandals, of which there is a long series 
in the Museum collection, show great variety in the 
methods employed in making them and in their orna- 
mentation. The simpler ones are diagonally plaited 
with broad strips of yucca leaves. Others are twined 
with two strands and usually have the lower side thick- 
ened and cushioned by imbrication or the attachment 
Types of Prehistoric Sandals. 
of additional material in the form of numerous loops 
or rows of twine. The warp is usually of coarse stiff 
fibers, probably derived from yucca leaves, but the woof 
appears to be of cotton. The designs in red and black 
are usually arranged in horizontal stripes and bands. 
Those associated with the people dwelling in com- 
munity houses are shaped in front to conform to the 
general contour of the foot. 
Cloth was woven of fibers secured from yucca leaves 
and from cotton. The cotton was most probably raised 
in the locality where it was used. No complete looms 
used in cloth-making have as yet been recovered, but 
minor implements have been found. These include 
