A Burial Cave in Baja California / The Palmer Collection, 1887

CONTENTS

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	Page
Preface	iii
Introduction	339
Ethnographic background	339
The site	341
The burials	341
Artifacts	341
Stone	341
Bone	342
Shell	342
Midden potsherds	343
Wood	343
Cordage and textiles	345
Simplest uses of prepared cord	345
Haftings	346
Matting	346
Netting	347
Feathered apron or cape	349
Human hair cape	349
Tump band	350
Cotton cloth	351
Summary and conclusions	351
Bibliography	352
Explanation of plates	356

1. Baja California, showing location of BahÍa de Los Angeles	339
2. Linguistic groups of Baja California	340

FIGURES
1. Detail of arrow or dart (139587), showing sting-ray
spine point and cuplike depression at butt end	344
2. Tie-twined matting technique	346
3. Square-knot technique	347
4. Method of beginning hairnets and carrying nets	347
5. Detail of lower, fitted edge of hairnet	348
6. Detail of lower, gathered edge of carrying net	348
7. Detail showing insertion of feathers in hitches of
carrying net	349

image Map 1. Baja California, showing location of BahÍa de Los Angeles.

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