. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. ANCIENT PUEBLOS OF UPPER GILA REGION. 81 fingers, the resultant fabric resembling basketry. A number of the middle loops at the ends were woven over to fonn a strong loop for the attachment of cords to the band. The pattern, which is shown en- tire in the chief figure and in de- tail in figure 169, is of the highest order of design and taste. It re- sembles the patterns pressed in the ridges of clay on the coiled pottery (fig. 2, pi. 7) of the re- gion of Gila culture. The speci- men appears to be a forehead band and may have been attached t
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. ANCIENT PUEBLOS OF UPPER GILA REGION. 81 fingers, the resultant fabric resembling basketry. A number of the middle loops at the ends were woven over to fonn a strong loop for the attachment of cords to the band. The pattern, which is shown en- tire in the chief figure and in de- tail in figure 169, is of the highest order of design and taste. It re- sembles the patterns pressed in the ridges of clay on the coiled pottery (fig. 2, pi. 7) of the re- gion of Gila culture. The speci- men appears to be a forehead band and may have been attached to a cradle. Another curious woven fabric (fig. 170) from a cave in the Red Rock country, Arizona, was collected by Dr. J. Walker Fewkes. (Cat. No. 156275, ) The fabric is rep- fig. resented by a fragment of prob- ably a loin cloth or sandal and is composed of a weft of bundled cords or strips of native cloth interwoven with cord, and the. Ornamented woven band fbom Red 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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