. Bulletin. Ethnology. 44 BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY Lblll. 41 Planting-sticks. A few sticks which resemble those used by the Hopi as dibbles were collected at Spruce-tree House. These measure several feet in length; they are flat at one end, while the opposite end is pointed and rubbed down to a sharp edge. Some of these implements were slightly bent at one extremit)'. Miscellaneous Objects Among various Avooden objects found at Spruce- tree House may be mentioned sticks resembling prayer offerings and others which may have been employed in ceremonials (fig. 18.) A fragment of a primitive f
. Bulletin. Ethnology. 44 BUEEAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY Lblll. 41 Planting-sticks. A few sticks which resemble those used by the Hopi as dibbles were collected at Spruce-tree House. These measure several feet in length; they are flat at one end, while the opposite end is pointed and rubbed down to a sharp edge. Some of these implements were slightly bent at one extremit)'. Miscellaneous Objects Among various Avooden objects found at Spruce- tree House may be mentioned sticks resembling prayer offerings and others which may have been employed in ceremonials (fig. 18.) A fragment of a primitive fire-stick (fig. 19) was obtained from the northern refuse-heajD and near it were straight sticks that undoubtedly served as fire- drills. There were one or two needles (fig. 20), made of hard wood, suggesting weaving or some similar process. A fragment of an arrow Avas unearthed in the debris of the northern Fig. 19. Primitive flrc-stick. Fig. 20. Wooden needle. FABRICS The 3'^ucca plant, which grows wild in the canyons and level places of the Mesa Verde, furnishes a tough fiber which the j^rehistoric people of Spruce-tree House used in the manufacture of various fabrics. Small packages of this fiber and cords made of the same material were found in the refuse- heap and in the houses; these were apparently ob- tained by heating and chewing the leaves, after which the fiber was drawn out into cords or braided into strings. A braided cord was also found attached to the handles of jars, and this fiber was a favorite one in mending pottery. It was almost universally employed in weaving cloth netting and other fabrics,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Washington : G. P. O.
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