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Scope of the work | 9 | |
Definition of the art | 10 | |
Materials and processes | 10 | |
Sources of information | 11 | |
Products of the art | 13 | |
Wattle work | 13 | |
Basketry | 15 | |
Types of basketry | 15 | |
Baskets | 15 | |
Sieves and strainers | 17 | |
Cradles | 18 | |
Shields | 18 | |
Matting | 18 | |
Pliable fabrics | 21 | |
Development of spinning and weaving | 21 | |
Cloths | 22 | |
Nets | 26 | |
Feather-work | 27 | |
Embroidery | 28 | |
Fossil fabrics | 28 | |
Modes of preservation | 28 | |
Fabrics from caves and shelters | 29 | |
Charred remains of fabrics from mounds | 35 | |
Fabrics preserved by contact with copper | 36 | |
Fabrics impressed on pottery | 37 | |
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