THE USE OF TEXTILES 
IN THE 
MANUFACTURE OF PREHISPANIC'» POTTERY 
IN THE 
PROVINCE OF CÓRDOBA 
(Argkntine Kepublic) 
BY 
G. A. Gardner, C.A., F.S.A.Scot. 
INTRODUCTION 
Tlie following observations on the employinent of textiles 
in the manufacture of indigenous prehispanic pottery were to 
have been included in a paper embodying the results of ar- 
chaeological explorations carried out by me in the department 
of Punilla, in the province of Córdoba, during two periods in 
the summers of 1917 and 1918, but as the completion of the 
paper has been, for various reasons, delayed, I deeided to 
make a preliminary commuuieation on tliis particular subject 
in view of its specially interesting nature. Owing to the very 
limited time at my disposal I have been unable to treat the 
matter here as fully as I should have desired, but hope to 
return to it later. 
Evidence is not wanting of the use of textiles by the pre- 
( 1 ) In oriler to avoiil nny possihlc cltronologicn 1 inisconceptions I pretor to use the 
wjrd «prehispanic* ratlier than «preliistoric*. 
