Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . usual type found inthe Hopewell culture, consisting of two similar concavo-convexplates connected by central cylindrical columns. Those shownin Fig. 31 were made similar to the majority of the ear orna-ments of the Hopewell culture with the exception that one con-cavo-convex plate was replaced by a round and flat plate andsmaller in diameter by half an inch. The concavo-convex ear ornament is perhaps the most com-mon ornament made of copper used by primitive man, and nodoubt required great skill to manufacture. WOVEN FABRIC. The example of woven fa
Ohio archæological and historical quarterly . usual type found inthe Hopewell culture, consisting of two similar concavo-convexplates connected by central cylindrical columns. Those shownin Fig. 31 were made similar to the majority of the ear orna-ments of the Hopewell culture with the exception that one con-cavo-convex plate was replaced by a round and flat plate andsmaller in diameter by half an inch. The concavo-convex ear ornament is perhaps the most com-mon ornament made of copper used by primitive man, and nodoubt required great skill to manufacture. WOVEN FABRIC. The example of woven fabric shown in Fig. 31 was pre-served by the salts of copper. A coarse cloth had been placedover a matting on the floor of the grave. The matting was madeof bark, very coarsely woven, while only a few pieces of thecloth were preserved sufficiently to photograph. The wood handle covered with copper, as shown in , is also of interest. The blade was apparently made of woodand was a continuation of the handle, which was preserved u S (157)
Size: 1306px × 1913px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., book, bookcentury1800, booksubjectarchaeology, booksubjecthistory
