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- ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS
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- THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
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- VOLUME XXXVIII, PART I
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- TEXTILE FIBERS USED IN EASTERN
- ABORIGINAL NORTH AMERICA
-
- By A. C. Whitford
-
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-PUBLICATIONS IN ANTHROPOLOGY
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-In 1906 the present series of Anthropological Papers was authorized by
-the Trustees of the Museum to record the results of research conducted
-by the Department of Anthropology. The series comprises octavo volumes
-of about 350 pages each, issued in parts at irregular intervals.
-Previous to 1906 articles devoted to anthropological subjects appeared
-as occasional papers in the Bulletin and also in the Memoir series of
-the Museum. Of the Anthropological Papers 35 volumes have been
-completed. A complete list of these publications with prices will be
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-the Librarian of the Museum.
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-The current volume is:--
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-VOLUME XXXVIII
-
-I. Textile Fibers used in Eastern Aboriginal North America. By A. C.
-Whitford. Pp. 1-22. 1941. Price, $.25.
-
-II. (_In preparation._)
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-TEXTILE FIBERS USED IN EASTERN ABORIGINAL NORTH AMERICA
-
-By A. C. Whitford
-
-
-
-
-CONTENTS
-
-
- Page
- INTRODUCTION 5
- MONOCOTYLEDONOUS SPECIES 7
- DIOCOTYLEDONOUS SPECIES 9
- OBJECTS FROM SPIRO MOUND, OKLAHOMA 15
- SUMMARY 17
- FIBER PLANTS AS IDENTIFIED 17
- TABLE OF IDENTIFICATIONS 19
-
-
-
-
-INTRODUCTION
-
-
-The author of this paper has studied the vegetable fibers used in
-fabricating objects in the ethnological and archaeological collections
-from the Indian tribes of the Mississippi drainage and eastward, now
-in the American Museum. The first task was to identify them and view
-them against the background of existing textile knowledge. The present
-paper reports these identifications and comments upon fiber samples
-from collections in other museums.
-
-The writing of this paper would have been impossible without the
-generous and whole-hearted coöperation of many institutions and
-individuals. This assistance has ranged from the furnishing of
-specimens for determination, to advice as to methods, classifications,
-and the supplying of modern material for comparison. For specimens of
-classified plants to be used in the comparative work thanks are due to
-The New York Botanical Garden in Bronx Park, the Botanical Departments
-of the University of Wisconsin, the University of Oklahoma, and the
-University of Georgia.
-
-The standard histological microscopic methods were used for the
-determination of the fiber. Slides were made of both cross-sections
-and longitudinal sections and these were compared with previously
-prepared and classified modern material. When the specimen was too
-colored for microscopic examination it was bleached in a solution of
-Sodium perborate until clear enough for study. In charred material,
-when sufficient detail was preserved for identification the fiber
-sample was treated with Schultz Maceration solution, washed, dried,
-and fortified by saturating in a collodion solution. Occasionally, it
-was found necessary to stain the material and in this either
-Delafield's Haematoxylon or Methylene Blue was used. In the
-differentiation of certain species, it was found necessary to make
-microscopic measurements of the length and width of the cells, but
-generally the shape, distribution, medullation, and other constant
-characters were sufficient for the identifications.
-
-In the text and tables the following abbreviations are used for the
-names of the coöperating institutions:--
-
- American Museum of Natural History AMNH
- Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation MAIHF
- Milwaukee Public Museum MPM
- McGill University Archaeological Museum McGU
- Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Museum OSHAM
- Peabody Museum, Harvard University PMHU
- Rochester Museum of Arts and Science RMAS
- University of Kentucky Museum UKM
- United States National Museum USNM
-
-
-
-
-MONOCOTYLEDONOUS SPECIES
-
-
-The fibers from monocotyledonous plants, as identified, are listed
-here. Approximately five hundred objects were sampled, so the
-frequencies for the several species should be given that denominator.
-
-
-ARECACEAE, Reichenb. (Palm Family)
-
-The palmetto (_Sabal palmetto_, Walt.) seems to have been an article
-of commerce as it was used by the Winnebago and the Iroquois, north of
-its northern limit of distribution. It was also used by the Cherokee.
-The Winnebago used the fiber in the production of stiff cords for
-their bags. In three bags in the American Museum the stiff cords are
-made from this material (50-7531). For burden straps the Iroquois used
-this fiber to produce stiff strong cords which were covered with
-cotton or other soft fiber (AMNH 50.1-1954). The Cherokee used it in
-the manufacture of basketry (AMNH 50.1-2141).
-
-
-BROMELIACEAE, J. St. Hil. (Pineapple Family)
-
-This Florida moss (_Tillandsia usneoides_, L.) was found in specimens
-from the Southern States only. The Koasati and the people who built
-certain mounds in Florida used it frequently. A specimen in the United
-States National Museum from the Parish Mound, Number 2, in Florida,
-consisted of a bunch of loose material. The Koasati material is in the
-Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, and is represented by
-fibers from a blanket and threads on a spindle (1-8551).
-
-
-DRACAENACEAE, Link. (Yucca Family)
-
-Yucca (_Yucca arkansana_, Trelease) was encountered in one specimen
-from the Arkansas Bluff culture in a bundle of loose fiber (MAIHF
-11-7429).
-
-Yucca (_Yucca filamentosa_, L.) was found once in a heavy cord made by
-the cave and shelter people of Ohio (OSHAM 332-42)
-
-_Nolina georgiana_, Michx., was found in two specimens, a moccasin
-(OSHAM 332) and a bristle-like fiber from the Spiro Mound (2718-K,
-Trowbridge Collection). It is possible that this plant may have been
-used very frequently in objects from caves and rock-shelters. It was
-not always convenient, however, to examine complete objects so that
-some occurrences of its use may have been overlooked, especially since
-these people commonly mixed several fibers. In the specimen in
-question, for example (OSHAM 332), _Nolina georgiana_ and _Eryngium
-yuccaefolium_ were identified. Similar combinations of fibers from
-widely different plants have also been noted; frequently, as in the
-example cited, a local plant was mixed with one found at a great
-distance.
-
-
-JUNIPERACEAE, Horan (Juniper Family)
-
-Red cedar (_Juniperus virginiana_, L.) was encountered in only one
-specimen, a bag made by the Potawatomi Indians (AMNH 50.1-7096).
-
-
-POACACEAE, R. Br. (Grass Family)
-
-The grass family was the most commonly and widely used of any of the
-monocotyledonous families.
-
-Big blue stem grass (_Andropogon furcatus_, Muhl.) was one of the
-major fibrous plants used by the cave and rock-shelter peoples of Ohio
-in the construction of coarsely woven articles, such as rope and
-moccasins. It was commonly used without preliminary treatment, but was
-simply twisted or braided into strands. The specimens examined were
-from the Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Museum. A typical
-example of the use of this fiber is in a woven moccasin (OSHAM 898-1).
-
-Sweet grass (_Hierochloe odorata_, L.), to be distinguished from sweet
-vernal grass, was encountered only once in a bag made by the Michigan
-Ottawa Indians (MAIHF 19-7125).
-
-Canebrake (_Arundinaria tecta_, Muhl.) was a common source of fiber
-for moccasins and rope. It seems to have been utilized by most of the
-prehistoric cave and rock-shelter peoples within its range (OSHAM
-332-27).
-
-
-TYPHACEAE, J. St. Hil. (Cat-tail Family)
-
-The cat-tail (_Typha latifolia_, L.) was observed in a mat found in
-the caves of Tennessee (USNM 132252).
-
-
-ZEA MAYS, L. (Indian Corn)
-
-Indian corn occurred only once. This single occurrence has no real
-significance as to the frequency of its use, for all specimens in
-which it was obvious that corn was the material used were not sampled.
-The sample noted here was found in a knife made by the Micmac Indians
-(McGU H76). The material was a cornstalk which had been subjected to
-considerable pressure to force out the juice and pith to bring the
-hardy flinty layers into juxtaposition. It was then used as a wedge to
-fasten the knife handle. It was extremely hard and durable.
-
-The above are the monocotyledons encountered in this survey, in all
-some twenty-four objects using this material. It should be noted that
-these materials are readily adaptable to use since they need very
-little preparation and are frequently used entire. Sometimes the fiber
-is removed from the surrounding materials by simply letting them ret.
-Yucca and _Tillandsia_ are ordinarily used entire. The grasses were
-used as they were gathered, simply twisted or braided. _Tillandsia_ is
-the only plant of this group which was used for the manufacture of
-fabrics as in the blanket above noted (p. 7). The specimen of
-cornstalk was an exception and its preparation was evidently for a
-specific purpose.
-
-Palmetto fiber is especially adaptable. At the base of the leaves,
-where they join the main stem is a large mass of more or less loose or
-loosely interwoven fibrous material which needs only straightening to
-be ready for use.
-
-
-
-
-DIOCOTYLEDONOUS SPECIES
-
-
-ANONACEAE, D. C. (Custard-Apple Family)
-
-The pawpaw (_Asimina triloba_, L.) seems to have been universally used
-by all the tribes who lived where it flourished. Its use was
-apparently limited only by its distribution, for it was encountered
-sixteen times in the prehistoric material examined from Kentucky,
-Arkansas, and Ohio, as well as in historic objects made by the
-Menomini and Wisconsin Potawatomi. In the University of Wisconsin
-Museum is a bunch of prepared fiber (16422) from the caves of
-Kentucky. This fiber was commonly used by the cave and rock-shelter
-peoples of Arkansas for cords, mats, rope, and in all coarsely woven
-materials. A woven mat from Bushwick Cave is a fair example (MAIHF
-11-6243). The Ohio cave and rock-shelter dwellers used the pawpaw for
-coarse bags and fabrics, for example, in a split bark bag (OSHAM
-332-22). In the Milwaukee Public Museum are two bags in which this
-fiber was identified, one, from the Menomini (4570) in which only the
-weft is of pawpaw, and another (23287) from the Wisconsin Potawatomi,
-entirely composed of it.
-
-
-APOCYNACEAE, Lindl. (Dog-bane Family)
-
-The genera _Apocynum_ is represented by both the species indigenous to
-the territory surveyed, but as Indian hemp is one of them, it was
-rather surprising how infrequently they were encountered. Only ten
-examples of its use were found.
-
-This plant (_Apocynum androsaemifolium_, L.) which is called dog-bane
-is so similar in appearance and properties that it might well have
-been and was used indiscriminately with Indian hemp (_Apocynum
-cannabinum_, L.). The species was found three times in material
-examined. Its use by the Nanticoke in the manufacture of fish nets is
-demonstrated by a net (50.2-600) in the American Museum. A burden
-strap (50-7221) made from this fiber by the Iroquois is also in the
-Museum collections.
-
-_Apocynum cannabinum_ L., the so-called Indian hemp, was found seven
-times and of these is represented four times in the archaeological
-cave and rock-shelter materials examined. The Museum of the American
-Indian, Heye Foundation, has a bundle of prepared fibers (11-7384)
-found at Allards Bluff, Arkansas. A dark colored piece of fabric,
-attributed to the Hopewell culture of Ohio, made in part from this
-material (957) is in the collections of the Ohio State Historical and
-Archaeological Museum. Another piece of cloth (1200) in the same
-museum is an Adena culture example of the use of this fiber. The
-Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, has a Sauk and Fox bag
-(2-4694) made from this fiber. In the American Museum a fish net
-(50.2-601) made by the Nanticoke and an Iroquois burden strap
-(50-7401) complete the catalogue of objects in which this fiber
-occurs. In many of the older specimens examined, the fiber was crudely
-prepared before twisting, but in the more recent Indian material it is
-well broken down and fine, so as to make small counts and even threads
-or cords.
-
-
-ASCLEPIADACEAE, Lindl. (Milkweed Family)
-
-The milkweed family is represented by four species of _Asclepias_,
-namely, _tuberosa_, _pulchra_, _incarnata_, and _syriaca_. These
-fibers were used in the manufacture of fine threads and cords. In both
-archaeological and recent Indian material the fibers were well
-prepared before use. In the archaeological objects it is possible that
-the fibers were collected in the spring, after retting by the weather;
-in any event, they all show that they have been freed to a large
-extent of their cementitious materials and epidermis.
-
-The highland milkweed (_Asclepias tuberosa_, L.) was encountered
-twelve times from all parts of its geographical range. The cave
-dwellers of Arkansas used it, as is exemplified by a bundle of knotted
-fibers in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
-(11-6179). In the Peabody Museum of Harvard University is some
-textile material which accompanied a knife found in an Ohio mound
-(28328). The protohistoric Indians of Massachusetts used the fiber to
-manufacture textiles as may be seen in a piece of plain cloth (A4127)
-and in a specimen of twined cloth (A5478) in the same museum. The
-Iroquois Indians employed it to make fine threads for stringing wampum
-belts as is shown by one (M1905) in the Archaeological Museum of
-McGill University. As stated above, all this material was broken down
-to make comparatively fine, smooth threads and cords.
-
-The species, _Asclepias pulchra_, Ehrh., or swamp milkweed, is closely
-related to _A. incarnata_, L. It was found in ten specimens examined,
-but from only two states, Ohio and Kentucky. In the University of
-Kentucky Museum is a rope (Bh-15/V4), made of this fiber. In the Ohio
-State Historical and Archaeological Museum are specimens of fabrics
-made from it which are attributed to the Hopewell culture. One of
-these, a piece of cloth wrapped around a copper plate (283), also
-contains _Urtica gracilis_.
-
-The milkweed (_Asclepias incarnata_, L.) was noted four times in Ohio
-archaeological objects. In the Ohio State Historical and
-Archaeological Museum is a two-strand rope (899-20), one strand of
-which is made from this fiber. This is a typical cave and rock-shelter
-sample. Wrapped around a Hopewell culture copper plate in the same
-museum is a piece of fabric containing five different fibers, among
-them _Asclepias incarnata_ (957).
-
-The species _Asclepias syriaca_, L., seems to be the most widely
-distributed geographically of any used by the Indians surveyed in this
-paper. It was found seventeen times in material from all sections and
-many tribes.
-
-In this Museum were observed the following objects in which this fiber
-was used in whole or in combination with other fiber: a Sauk and Fox
-bag (50-4886); a Delaware drum string (50.1-1609); a Delaware burden
-strap (50-7244); a Matchapunga fish net (50.1-9911); and a cord used,
-for wrapping on a spear (50.1-7475), Micmac. In the Museum of the
-American Indian, Heye Foundation, is a Kickapoo ball of string
-(2-5294) made of this fiber. In an Iroquois wampum belt (M1913) in the
-Archaeological Museum of McGill University, the beads are strung on
-cords made from this fiber. An Iroquois burden strap (AE 360) in the
-Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences is composed of this fiber. Fiber
-of this species was also used by the prehistoric cave and rock-shelter
-people of Ohio as is shown by a fish net (OSHAM 332-23) in the Ohio
-State Historical and Archaeological Museum.
-
-
-BETULACEAE, Agardh. (Birch Family)
-
-The paper birch (_Betula papyrifera_, Marsh.) was encountered in one
-specimen (AMNH 50.2-1792). The bark was untreated, simply twisted into
-a cord. In a specimen of Iroquois horsehair embroidery (McGU H49) the
-bark had received no preliminary treatment, but was used in the raw
-state.
-
-
-CANNABINACEAE, Lindl. (Hop Family)
-
-This introduced plant, hemp (_Cannabis sativa_, L.), was found in four
-specimens, evidently made in post-Columbian times as the plant is not
-indigenous to the Western Hemisphere, but was introduced by the
-colonists at a very early date. It was found in a bag (MPM 28116) made
-by the Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians. A bowstring on an Algonkin bow
-(AMNH 50.2-4221A) is made from this fiber as are also portions of an
-Oneida burden strap (AMNH 50.1-1800).
-
-
-DAPHNACEAE (Mezereon Family)
-
-This moose or leatherwood fiber (_Dirca palustris_, L.) was
-encountered eleven times in as widely separated states as Arkansas and
-Wisconsin. It was used both in the raw state, as strips twisted into
-cord, and as treated fiber in finer cords and threads. A prehistoric
-mat made by the inhabitants of Bushwick Cave, Arkansas, is composed of
-this material (MAIHF 19-4635). Cloth of the Adena culture made, in
-part, from this bast fiber (1200) is in the Ohio State Historical and
-Archaeological Museum. In the Milwaukee Public Museum is a Wisconsin
-Potawatomi bag (23447) in which the weft is nicely prepared fiber
-from this plant. In the collections of this Museum is a Winnebago bag
-(50-784D) woven with two kinds of cord; light colored cord of _Dirca
-palustris_ and dark colored cord of _Tilia americana_.
-
-
-JUGLANDACEAE, Lindl. (Walnut Family)
-
-The bast from the black walnut (_Juglans nigra_, L.) was encountered
-twice in burden straps from the Iroquois (Museum of the American
-Indian, Heye Foundation). These fibers had apparently been previously
-treated, both chemically and mechanically. They were probably boiled
-in ashes, pounded, and then straightened so as to make them usable in
-twisting cord and thread. One such specimen in the above Museum
-carries the catalogue number 16-5208.
-
-
-LINACEAE, Dumort. (Flax Family)
-
-Common flax (_Linum usitatissimum_, L.) is another example of
-introduced fibers used by the Indians in post-Columbian times. The
-fiber was probably secured in trade. It was found in five specimens
-made by the Winnebago, Potawatomi, Michigan, Ottawa, and Delaware
-Indians. In the Milwaukee Public Museum is a bag (14619), made by the
-Winnebago and composed entirely of flax cords. In a Delaware burden
-strap (50-7191) in this Museum the fine cords are linen, but the
-coarse cords are milkweed, _Asclepias syriaca_. In the Archaeological
-Museum of McGill University is a wampum belt (M5932), the beads of
-which are strung on a commercial linen thread.
-
-
-MALVACEAE, Neck. (Mallow Family)
-
-As was to be expected, cotton (_Gossypium herbaceum_, L.) became the
-most commonly and universally used of any of the fibers after it was
-introduced east of the Mississippi River. No specimen was encountered
-in the prehistoric material, but after its introduction and sale by
-traders it was the most commonly used fiber. It does not seem
-advisable to discuss these uses in detail, suffice it to say that it
-served all purposes for which string and thread are utilized.
-
-
-SALICACEAE, Lindl. (Willow Family)
-
-Black willow (_Salix nigra_, Marsh.). This species of black willow was
-used by the Menomini, Winnebago, Michigan Ottawa, and Ojibway Indians
-in the manufacture of bags, pouches, fish nets, and cord. A Menomini
-bag (MAIHF 8-1136) and a similar Winnebago bag (AMNH 50.1-903) contain
-black willow fiber. A Micmac fish spear (AMNH 50-4754) is wrapped with
-black willow twine. In the preparation of black willow fiber the bark
-was obviously stripped from the tree. Then the inner white bast tissue
-was removed and boiled in wood ashes; finally, this bast was pounded
-and rubbed to remove all the cementitious materials and loosen the
-fibers so they could be arranged more or less parallel to each other
-for twisting or spinning. In none of the specimens examined were crude
-strips of the inner bark used without preliminary treatment.
-
-
-TILIACEAE, Juss. (Basswood Family)
-
-The bast layer from the basswood (_Tilia americana_, L.) seems to have
-been the fiber most commonly and universally used by the Eastern
-Indians, for it was encountered fifty-two times, in all areas from
-which specimens were obtained, with the exception of the extreme
-south. It was utilized for nearly all purposes, from the manufacture
-of bags to textiles. In the Milwaukee Public Museum is a Menomini bag
-(4586) made from the _Tilia_ bast, carefully and thoroughly prepared
-to remove the gums and render the fibers parallel and capable of being
-spun into good yarn. A Potawatomi bag in this Museum (50.1-7091) is
-made from the same material. In the Museum of the American Indian,
-Heye Foundation, is a bag made by the Sauk and Fox (2-4966). In the
-Peabody Museum of Harvard University is a twilled woven garment
-(A5479B) made by the protohistoric Indians of Massachusetts. An
-Iroquois burden strap (AE 2963) in the Rochester Museum of Arts and
-Sciences is woven of threads from prepared fibers from this tree. In
-the Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Museum is a prehistoric
-fabric (957) containing _Tilia_ and three other species of fiber.
-Hopewell mound and rock-shelter specimens in the same museum show the
-use of _Tilia_.
-
-The above gives a general picture of basswood fiber usage. It was
-found in an untreated state, merely cut into strips, as well as
-thoroughly treated and spun into comparatively fine threads.
-
-
-ULMACEAE, Mirbel. (Elm Family)
-
-The slippery elm (_Ulmus fulva_, Michx.) was found three times. Once,
-in a burden strap made by the Iroquois Indians (AMNH 50-6680) in which
-the fibers had received some preliminary treatment to soften them and
-remove much of the natural gum. Two other specimens, both rather
-coarsely woven fabrics from mounds of the Hopewell culture (OSHAM 283
-and 125) were in the Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Museum.
-
-The American elm (_Ulmus americana_, L.) was encountered only once in
-an Iroquois burden strap (MAIHF 19-4550). The fiber had received some
-preliminary treatment and differed decidedly from _Ulmus fulva_ in the
-shape of the cells, in cross-section, and the residual amount of
-amorphous material.
-
-
-UMBELLIFERAE
-
-The _eryngium_ (_Eryngium yuccaefolium_, Michx.) was commonly used by
-the prehistoric tribes of the area in which it occurs. It was found
-fifty-five times in material from the caves and rock-shelters of
-Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio. Its parallel veined long
-leaves lend themselves to all uses as readily as the yuccas of the
-south and west. It is easily shredded or it can be used entire with
-equal facility. The stem contains a very strong bast fiber which was
-also utilized. It does not seem to have been utilized by the historic
-Indians, as it was not encountered outside of the above cultures.
-Whatever, if any, treatment it received before usage was very slight
-and consisted apparently of shredding, with no chemical treatment, as
-no fine threads or cords were found. A sandal from the Kentucky cave
-culture is made from this plant by utilizing the leaf, as in the
-Southwest. A cord from a reed mat found in the Tennessee caves (USNM
-132252) is made from this material. The cord was used for tying reeds
-(_Typha latifolia_, L.) together. The Museum of the American Indian,
-Heye Foundation, contains many specimens taken from the caves and
-rock-shelters of Arkansas. Among these is a bag (11-7315) from Allards
-Bluff, made of this material.
-
-This plant was frequently encountered in collections from the Hopewell
-and the rock-shelter cultures of Ohio, in the State Museum at
-Columbus; as, braided work (957), and cloth from a burial (854). These
-objects are believed to be typical, but the same plant was used in all
-classes of cordage and textiles found in collections representing
-these cultures.
-
-
-URTICACEAE, Reichenb. (Nettle Family)
-
-The nettle family is represented by three genera, _Boehmeria_,
-_Urtica_, and _Laportea_. Specimens of these three were encountered
-forty-eight times, so it seems to have been one of the most important
-families as a source of fibrous materials. The tissues were, almost
-without exception, treated before use.
-
-The stingless nettle (_Boehmeria cylindrica_, L.) was used by
-practically all the Indian tribes covered by this survey. It was
-invariably more or less treated, with the possible exception of some
-twisted strands from the Bushwick Cave of Arkansas (MAIHF 19-4632).
-This cord appears to have been made by simply peeling the bark from
-the plant and twisting it. The Delaware used the same fiber in a
-wampum string (AMNH 50.1-1579), also in a burden strap (AMNH
-50.1-1592). A Cherokee string used in a feather charm occurs in the
-collection of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. The
-handle of a Micmac curved knife (McGU H76) is fastened to the blade by
-wrapping with cord of this fiber. In the same museum there are two
-Iroquois wampum belts in which the strings for the beads are made from
-_Boehmeria_ fiber. In the American Museum are two specimens of cord,
-one on a Micmac fish spear (50.1-7475) and the other the string to an
-Ojibway bow (50-6874A).
-
-It is evident that raw _Boehmeria_ fiber, properly treated, produces
-especially fine, soft, and strong material. It is easily distinguished
-from the fibers of the other members of the family by its smaller
-size, the shape of the cells, and their distribution when seen in
-cross-section. Both the _Urtica_ and _Laportea_ fibers are coarser and
-the ratio of length to width of the fiber is much greater. The lumen
-in all three is longer one way than the other, but is much more open
-in _Boehmeria cylindrica_ than the other species.
-
-The slender nettle (_Urtica gracilis_, Ait.) seems to have been a
-favorite source for all peoples from prehistoric to modern Indians.
-Its use extended from New England to Wisconsin. It was usually
-processed before use, except among some of the prehistoric peoples
-where it was merely twisted into cord. A bag from the caves of
-Tennessee (USNM 132255) is made from this fiber which has had some
-preliminary treatment. A modern Sauk and Fox bag (MAIHF 2-7911) shows
-complete preliminary processing. Some string in the Peabody Museum of
-Harvard University (A4109), is made from this plant; this is
-protohistoric material. The Hopewell culture of Ohio is represented by
-twelve specimens using this fiber, all of which show some preliminary
-treatment. A sample of cloth from a copper plate is representative
-(OSHAM 283). The cave and rock-shelter cultures of Ohio are
-represented, but here the fiber seems to have received little, if
-any, preliminary treatment prior to use (OSHAM 332-42).
-
-The woods nettle (_Laportea canadensis_, L.) was most widely used of
-all of the _Urticaceae_, both before and after treatment. It was used
-by the Sauk and Fox for bags, after it had received thorough
-treatment. In the Milwaukee Public Museum is a bag (30260) made of
-this material, thoroughly treated before being twisted into fine cord.
-A string used for tying a spear point to a shaft is in the Ojibway
-collection of the American Museum (50-4748). The Iroquois used it to
-make burden straps (MAIHF 19-8895). Braided cloth from prehistoric
-Kentucky is represented by a specimen (56795) in the Peabody Museum of
-Harvard University. The cave culture of Tennessee is represented in
-the United States National Museum by a shirt (132254) made from this
-fiber. The Hopewell culture of Ohio is well represented by fabrics in
-the Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Museum (957, is an
-example). The cave and rock-shelter culture of the same state employed
-this fiber to make twined cords as is exemplified by a cord (OSHAM
-332-34). The cave and rock-shelter cultures of Arkansas used it for
-the manufacture of twisted cords as may be seen in a specimen
-(19-4630) in the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
-
-
-
-
-OBJECTS FROM SPIRO MOUND, OKLAHOMA
-
-
-The well-known Spiro Mound, clearly prehistoric, furnished some
-examples of basketry, matting, cord, and cloth. The samples were sent
-to the writer by Mr. H. M. Trowbridge, Bethel, Kansas.
-
- 2716-C Twisted fibers covered with feathers Arundinaria tecta
- 2716-H Twisted fibers covered with feathers Asimina triloba
- 2717-C Twisted fibers covered with feathers Asimina triloba
- 2717-G Woody material with feathers attached Asimina triloba
- 2717-I&E Twisted fiber mass Asimina triloba
- 2718-E Twisted fiber mass Asimina triloba
- 2718-K Bristle-like vegetable fiber Nolina georgiana
- 2719-J Twisted vegetable fiber Asimina triloba
- 2721-A Mat Arundinaria tecta
- 2721-S Fragment of basketry Arundinaria tecta
- 2722-D Twisted fiber Arundinaria tecta
- 2722-I Twisted fiber covered with feathers Arundinaria tecta
- 2724-A Twisted fiber covered with feathers Arundinaria tecta
- 2724-K Fawn colored string Arundinaria tecta
- 2731 Mat Arundinaria tecta
- 2782 Copper stained rope Asimina triloba
- 2781 Charred basket Arundinaria tecta
- 2783 Fibers adhering to copper sheet Arundinaria tecta
-
-A comparison of materials in prehistoric collections reveals an
-excess of animal materials in the artifacts from Spiro Mound. One gets
-the impression that in Spiro textiles strings of vegetable fiber are
-usually surfaced with hair or other animal materials to increase the
-softness of the product. This may account for the almost exclusive
-use of canebrake and pawpaw, both relatively coarse fibers used
-without preliminary treatment. A striking contrast is between the
-slipshod way of making string and the highly precise fine techniques
-of covering it with hair and feathers.
-
-
-
-
-SUMMARY
-
-
-This survey makes no pretension of being complete, but it is an
-adequate sampling of the fibers utilized by the Eastern Indians and
-illustrates their resourcefulness in exploiting the raw materials at
-hand. It is noticeable that they used a great variety of plants and
-that one of the determining properties or qualifications was the local
-abundance of a plant. There seems to have been a tendency to use the
-monocotyledonous plants and the bast from the trees for coarser work
-and the diocotyledonous herbaceous plants for the manufacture of finer
-cords and threads.
-
-Several general points of interest are apparent from the comparative
-study of these prehistoric and historic plant materials.
-
-1. The plant fibers used by the prehistoric people were rarely if ever
-treated before utilization, while among the modern Indians a high
-degree of skill has been attained in the preparation of the fibers
-before spinning.
-
-2. There seems to have been some commercial interchange between the
-Northern and the Southern tribes, both in historic and prehistoric
-times. The occurrence of palmetto fibers in modern Mohawk and
-Potawatomi collections and the use of _Nolina_ by the cave and
-rock-shelter people of Ohio, shows commerce.
-
-3. It seems that most, if not all, of the materials utilized were wild
-plants for there was no discoverable evidence of the cultivation of
-these plants. Such evidence would be far from obvious since
-cultivation does not seem to improve the fibers in textile plants.
-
-4. Among the prehistoric peoples the purposeful mixing of fibers was
-the rule. This is especially notable in the collections from Ohio and
-Arkansas. These mixtures of fibers occur both in the same strand and
-in the two-ply cords. It is not apparent why the fibers from different
-plants were mixed, but the combinations seem intentional, as nettle
-and milkweed, blue stem grass and pawpaw, nettle and yucca, basswood
-and nettle, and pawpaw and yucca. Yet, such intentional mixtures were
-rarely encountered in the historic collections examined.
-
-5. It is apparent that the prehistoric peoples used such fibers as
-were adapted to their immediate purpose without previous treatment.
-They were stripped from the plant and twisted at once. This seems to
-account for the dominance of monocotyledonous fibers in prehistoric
-collections. The historic Indians, on the other hand, used a greater
-variety of species of fiber plants because they were able to prepare
-them properly before using. The determining factors seem to have been
-strength, fineness of fiber, and abundance of supply.
-
-All the above observations are consistent with the assumption of a
-steady advance in textile skill and knowledge from prehistoric time to
-the present.
-
-
-
-
-FIBER PLANTS AS IDENTIFIED
-
-
- Andropogon furcatus Blue stem grass
- Apocynum cannabinum, androsaemifolium Indian hemp
- Arundinaria tecta Canebrake
- Asclepias syriaca, tuberosa, pulchra, incarnata Milkweed
- Asimina triloba Pawpaw
- Betula papyrifera Paper birch
- Boehmeria cylindrica Stingless nettle
- Cannabis sativa Hemp
- Dirca palustris Moosewood
- Eryngium yuccaefolium
- Gossypium herbaceum Cotton
- Hierochloe odorata Sweet grass
- Juglans nigra Black walnut
- Juniperus virginiana Red cedar
- Laportea canadensis Woods nettle
- Linum usitatissimum Flax
- Nolina georgiana Yucca
- Sabal palmetto Palmetto
- Salix nigra Black willow
- Tilia americana Basswood
- Tillandsia usneoides Florida moss
- Typha latifolia Cat-tail
- Ulmus americana, fulva Elm
- Urtica gracilis Slender nettle
- Yucca arkansana, filamentosa Yucca
- Zea mays Indian corn
-
-
-
-
-TABLE OF IDENTIFICATIONS
-
-
-Selected objects in museum collections to show the range and
-frequencies in the use of vegetable fibers, including geographical and
-chronological distributions.
-
-The objects from the Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Museum
-are all prehistoric. In other museums prehistoric objects are marked
-with an asterisk (*).
-
-
-AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
-
- Number Object Fiber
-
-
-ALGONKIN
-
- 50.2-4221A String from bow Cannabis sativa
-
-
-CHEROKEE
-
- 50.1-2141 Basket Coarse material, Sabal palmetto;
- fine material, cotton
- 50.1-9911 Fish net Asclepias syriaca
- 50.1-1901a Moccasin Corchorus capsularis, jute
-
-
-DELAWARE
-
- 50-7191 Burden strap Fine cord, Linum usitatissimum;
- coarse cord, Asclepias syriaca
- 50.1-1592 Burden strap Boehmeria cylindrica
- 50-7244 Burden strap Asclepias syriaca
- 50-7243 Burden strap Asclepias syriaca
- 50-7203 Ceremonial wampum Tilia americana
- 50.1-1609 Drum string Asclepias syriaca
- 50.1-1621 Rope Tilia americana
- 50.1-1579 Wampum string Boehmeria cylindrica
-
-
-IROQUOIS
-
- 50-6683 Burden strap Light-colored string, Asclepias
- syriaca; dark-colored loose
- material, Sabal palmetto;
- dark-colored string, Tilia
- americana
- 50-6682 Burden strap Light-colored string, cotton;
- dark-colored string, Tilia
- americana
- 50-6680 Burden strap Ulmus fulva
- 50-6681 Burden strap Brown cord, cotton; light-colored
- material, Laportea canadensis;
- dark-colored material, Tilia
- americana
- 50-7221 Burden strap Apocynum androsaemifolium
- 50-7401 Burden strap Apocynum cannabinum
- 50.1-1800 Burden strap Cannabis sativa, hemp
- 50.1-1954 Pack frame Cotton, palmetto, and Tilia
- americana
-
-
-MATCHAPUNGA
-
- 50.1-9911 Fishnet Asclepias syriaca
-
-
-MENOMINI
-
- 50-9885 Reed mat Tilia americana
- 50.1-5880 Bag Cotton
- 50-9864 Bag Soft string, cotton; stiff cord,
- Tilia americana
- 50-9871 Bag Cotton
- 50-9873 Bag Cotton
- 50-9867 Bag Cotton
- 50-9872 Bag Cotton
- 50-9866 Bag Cotton
- 50-4798 Bag Cotton
- 50-9877 Bag Tilia americana
- 50.1-6862 Bag Tilia americana
- 50-9880 Bag Tilia americana
-
-
-MICMAC
-
- 50.1-7475 Fish spear Dark stiff cord, Boehmeria
- cylindrica; gray cord, Asclepias
- syriaca
-
-
-NANTICOKE
-
- 50.2-601 Netting Apocynum cannabinum
- 50.2-600 Netting Apocynum androsaemifolium
-
-
-OJIBWAY
-
- 50-6874a Bow Boehmeria cylindrica
- 50-4754 Fish net Salix nigra
- 50-4749 Fish hook wrapping Salix nigra
- 50-4748 Spear wrapping Laportea canadensis
- 50-5690 Woven bag Cotton
- 50-4600 Woven bag Yellow threads, animal; gray
- threads, cotton
-
-
-PAMUNKEY
-
- 50.1-9907 Net Cotton
- 50.1-9906 Net Cotton
- 50.1-9897 Net Cotton
-
-
-POTAWATOMI
-
- 50.1-7098 Bag Tilia americana
- 50.1-6895 Bag White cord, cotton; dark loose
- fiber, Tilia americana
- 50.1-7091 Bag Tilia americana
- 50.1-6899 Bag Cotton
- 50.1-7096 Bag Cotton and cedar
- 50.1-6897 Bag Cotton and animal
- 50.1-7090 Bag Cotton
- 50.1-7095 Bag Cotton and animal
-
-
-SAUK AND FOX
-
- 50.1-2169 Bag Tilia americana
- 50-4886 Bag Light and dark, Asclepias syriaca
- 50-3558 Bag Cotton
- 50-3550 Bag Cotton
- 50-2219 Bag Cotton
- 50.1-2168 Bag Cotton
- 50-4885 Bag Animal
- 50-3570 Fiber for making
- bags Laportea canadensis
- 50-2204 String Asclepias tuberosa
-
-
-WINNEBAGO
-
- 50.1-903 Bag Red fiber, Salix nigra
- 50-7573 Bag Blue and red yarn, animal; gray,
- cotton; stiff cord, Tilia
- americana
- 50-7531 Bag Soft cord, cotton; hard cord and
- loose fiber, Sabal palmetto
- 50-7572 Bag White cord, cotton; loose fibers,
- Sabal palmetto
- 50.1-906 Bag Tilia americana
- 50.1-907 Bag Cotton and animal (wool?)
- 50-7533 Bag Cotton and animal
- 50-7759 Bag Cotton and animal
- 50-784D Bag Light-colored cord, Dirca
- palustris; dark-colored cord,
- Tilia americana
- 50-7532 Bag Light cord, Tilia americana;
- dark-colored cord, Salix nigra
- 50-7574 Bag Stiff cords, Tilia americana; soft
- cords, Dirca palustris
- 50.1-904 Bag Cords, cotton; loose fibers, Tilia
- americana
- 50-7760 Bag Cotton and animal
- 50-7763 Bag Cotton and animal
- 50-7843 Bag Cotton and animal
- 50.2-8024 Bag Cotton
- 50-7762 Bag Cotton
- 50.1-905 Bag Soft cord, cotton; hard cord, Sabal
- palmetto
-
-
-MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, HEYE FOUNDATION
-
- Number Object Fiber Tribe or
- Location
- 2-4694 Bag Apocynum cannabinum Sauk and Fox
- 2-4966 Bag Tilia americana Sauk and Fox
- 2-7911 Bag Urtica gracilis Sauk and Fox
- 8-1136 Bag Salix nigra Menomini
- 11-6232* Bag Eryngium yuccaefolium Arkansas
- 11-7315* Bag Eryngium yuccaefolium Arkansas
- 19-7125 Bag Hierochloe odorata
- 16-5208 Burden strap Juglans nigra Mohawk
- 19-4550 Burden strap Ulmus americana Iroquois
- 2-5294 Cord Asclepias syriaca Kickapoo
- 19-4632* Cord Boehmeria cylindrica Arkansas
- 11-6179* Cord Asclepias tuberosa Arkansas
- 11-7384* Cord Apocynum cannabinum Arkansas
- 11-7429* Cord Yucca arkansana and
- Asimina triloba Arkansas
- 1-8551 Cord Tillandsia usneoides Koasati
- 11-8575* Cord Asimina triloba Arkansas
- 19-4630* Cord Laportea canadensis Arkansas
- 1-8672 Saddle blanket Tillandsia usneoides Koasati
- 19-8146 Cord on a kettle Apocynum androsaemifolium Iroquois
- 11-6243* Mat Asimina triloba Arkansas
- 19-4635* Mat Dirca palustris Arkansas
-
-
-OHIO STATE HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
-
- Number Object Fiber
- 332-22 Bag Asimina triloba
- 332-34 Cord Eryngium yuccaefolium; Laportea canadensis
- 332-42 Cord Yucca filamentosa
- 898-1 Cord Andropogon furcatus
- 899-20 Cord Asclepias incarnata
- 7 Fabric Asclepias pulchra
- 125 Fabric Ulmus fulva
- 283 Fabric Asclepias pulchra; Urtica gracilis; Ulmus
- fulva
- 332 Fabric Andropogon furcatus; Asimina triloba;
- Arundinaria tecta
- 854 Fabric Eryngium yuccaefolium
- 957 Fabric Eryngium yuccaefolium; Tilia americana;
- Asclepias incarnata; Apocynum cannabinum;
- Laportea canadensis
- 1200 Fabric Dirca palustris; Apocynum cannabinum
- 1175 Mat Arundinaria tecta
- 332 Moccasin Nolina georgiana
- 332-27 Moccasin Arundinaria tecta
- 332-23 Net Asclepias syriaca
-
-
-MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM
-
- Number Object Fiber
- 4570 Bag Asimina triloba
- 4586 Bag Tilia americana
- 14619 Bag Linum usitatissimum
- 23287 Bag Asimina triloba
- 23447 Bag Dirca palustris
- 28116 Bag Cannabis sativa
- 30260 Bag Laportea canadensis
- 33076 Fabric Urtica gracilis
-
-
-UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MUSEUM
-
- Number Object Fiber
- Le-5/V2* Netting Asclepias pulchra
- Bh-15/V4 Netting Asclepias pulchra
-
-
-UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MUSEUM
-
- Number Object Fiber
- 16422* Fiber Asimina triloba
-
-
-ROCHESTER MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
-
- Number Object Fiber
- AE2963 Burden strap Tilia americana
- AE 360 Burden strap Asclepias syriaca
-
-
-MCGILL UNIVERSITY ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
-
- Number Object Fiber
- H76 Cord Zea mays; Boehmeria cylindrica
- M1911 Cord Tilia americana
- 11083 Cord Asclepias tuberosa
- M1905 Wampum belt Asclepias tuberosa
- M1908 Wampum belt Asclepias tuberosa
- M1912 Wampum belt Boehmeria cylindrica
- M1913 Wampum belt Asclepias syriaca
- M5932 Wampum belt Linum usitatissimum
-
-
-UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM
-
- Number Object Fiber
- 132255* Bag Urtica gracilis
- 132254* Fabric Laportea canadensis
- 132252* Mat (reeds) Typha latifolia
- 132252* Cord Eryngium yuccaefolium
- 132253* Fabric Laportea canadensis
-
-
-PEABODY MUSEUM, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
-
- Number Object Fiber
- A4109 Cord Urtica gracilis
- A4127* Fabric Asclepias tuberosa
- A5478 Fabric Asclepias tuberosa
- A5479B Fabric Tilia americana
- 28328* Fabric Asclepias tuberosa
- 28390* Fabric Eryngium yuccaefolium
- 56795 Fabric Laportea canadensis
- 8232 Moccasin Eryngium yuccaefolium
-
-
-
-
-Transcriber's Note
-
-Variant spelling is preserved as printed.
-
-Minor punctuation errors have been repaired.
-
-On page 17, the common name for Eryngium yuccaefolium is omitted from
-the table 'Fiber Plants as Identified.' It is typically identified as
-button eryngo, button snake-root or rattlesnake master. The omission
-in the table is preserved as printed.
-
-On page 21, there is nothing in the 'Tribe or location' column for the
-bag, 19-7125, in the table 'Museum of the American Indian, Heye
-Foundation.'
-
-On page 22, there were no column labels on the tables from 'University
-of Kentucky Museum' onwards. For ease of reference, the transcriber
-has added column labels.
-
-
-
-
-
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-<p class="tpintro">ANTHROPOLOGICAL PAPERS<br />
-<span class="tinyfont">OF</span><br />
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-<p class="volume">VOLUME XXXVIII, PART I</p>
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-<h1>TEXTILE FIBERS USED IN EASTERN<br />
-ABORIGINAL NORTH AMERICA</h1>
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-<p class="author">By A.&nbsp;C. Whitford</p>
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-THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY<br />
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-<p>In 1906 the present series of Anthropological Papers was authorized by the
-Trustees of the Museum to record the results of research conducted by the Department
-of Anthropology. The series comprises octavo volumes of about 350 pages
-each, issued in parts at irregular intervals. Previous to 1906 articles devoted to
-anthropological subjects appeared as occasional papers in the Bulletin and also in
-the Memoir series of the Museum. Of the Anthropological Papers 35 volumes have
-been completed. A complete list of these publications with prices will be furnished
-when requested. All communications should be addressed to the Librarian of the
-Museum.</p>
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-<p>The current volume is:&mdash;</p>
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-<p class="currentvol">VOLUME XXXVIII</p>
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-<p>I. Textile Fibers used in Eastern Aboriginal North America. By A.&nbsp;C.
-Whitford. Pp. 1-22. 1941. Price, $.25.</p>
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-<p>II. (<i>In preparation.</i>)</p>
-
-
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-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_1" id="Page_1"><!-- half title --></a></span></p>
-
-<p class="reptitle">TEXTILE FIBERS USED IN EASTERN ABORIGINAL NORTH AMERICA<br />
-<br />
-<span class="smcap">By A.&nbsp;C. Whitford</span></p>
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-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_2" id="Page_2"><!-- blank page --></a></span></p>
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-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_3" id="Page_3">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>3]</a></span></p>
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-<h2><a name="contents" id="contents"></a>CONTENTS</h2>
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- <tr>
- <td class="tdlt">&nbsp;</td>
- <td class="tdrb"><span class="smcap">Page</span></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlt">INTRODUCTION</td>
- <td class="tdrb"><a href="#chap01">5</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlt">MONOCOTYLEDONOUS SPECIES</td>
- <td class="tdrb"><a href="#chap02">7</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlt">DIOCOTYLEDONOUS SPECIES</td>
- <td class="tdrb"><a href="#chap03">9</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlt">OBJECTS FROM SPIRO MOUND, OKLAHOMA</td>
- <td class="tdrb"><a href="#chap04">15</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlt">SUMMARY</td>
- <td class="tdrb"><a href="#chap05">17</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlt">FIBER PLANTS AS IDENTIFIED</td>
- <td class="tdrb"><a href="#chap06">17</a></td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlt">TABLE OF IDENTIFICATIONS</td>
- <td class="tdrb"><a href="#chap07">19</a></td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
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-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_4" id="Page_4"><!-- blank page --></a></span></p>
-
-
-
-<div class="chapter">
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_5" id="Page_5">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>5]</a></span></p>
-
-<h2><a name="chap01" id="chap01"></a>INTRODUCTION</h2>
-</div>
-
-
-<p>The author of this paper has studied the
-vegetable fibers used in fabricating objects
-in the ethnological and archaeological collections
-from the Indian tribes of the Mississippi
-drainage and eastward, now in the
-American Museum. The first task was to
-identify them and view them against the
-background of existing textile knowledge.
-The present paper reports these identifications
-and comments upon fiber samples
-from collections in other museums.</p>
-
-<p>The writing of this paper would have
-been impossible without the generous and
-whole-hearted co&ouml;peration of many institutions
-and individuals. This assistance
-has ranged from the furnishing of specimens
-for determination, to advice as to
-methods, classifications, and the supplying
-of modern material for comparison. For
-specimens of classified plants to be used
-in the comparative work thanks are due
-to The New York Botanical Garden in
-Bronx Park, the Botanical Departments of
-the University of Wisconsin, the University
-of Oklahoma, and the University of
-Georgia.</p>
-
-<p>The standard histological microscopic
-methods were used for the determination
-of the fiber. Slides were made of both
-cross-sections and longitudinal sections
-and these were compared with previously
-prepared and classified modern material.
-When the specimen was too colored for
-microscopic examination it was bleached
-in a solution of Sodium perborate until
-clear enough for study. In charred material,
-when sufficient detail was preserved
-for identification the fiber sample was
-treated with Schultz Maceration solution,
-washed, dried, and fortified by saturating
-in a collodion solution. Occasionally, it
-was found necessary to stain the material
-and in this either Delafield&rsquo;s Haematoxylon
-or Methylene Blue was used. In the differentiation
-of certain species, it was found
-necessary to make microscopic measurements
-of the length and width of the cells,
-but generally the shape, distribution,
-medullation, and other constant characters
-were sufficient for the identifications.</p>
-
-<p>In the text and tables the following abbreviations
-are used for the names of the
-co&ouml;perating institutions:&mdash;</p>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Organisations and abbreviations">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">American Museum of Natural History</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">AMNH</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">MAIHF</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Milwaukee Public Museum</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">MPM</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">McGill University Archaeological Museum</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">McGU</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Museum</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">OSHAM</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Peabody Museum, Harvard University</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">PMHU</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Rochester Museum of Arts and Science</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">RMAS</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">University of Kentucky Museum</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">UKM</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">United States National Museum</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">USNM</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_6" id="Page_6"><!-- blank page --></a></span></p>
-
-
-
-<div class="chapter">
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_7" id="Page_7">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>7]</a></span></p>
-
-<h2><a name="chap02" id="chap02"></a>MONOCOTYLEDONOUS SPECIES</h2>
-</div>
-
-
-<p>The fibers from monocotyledonous plants,
-as identified, are listed here. Approximately
-five hundred objects were sampled,
-so the frequencies for the several species
-should be given that denominator.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">ARECACEAE, Reichenb. (Palm Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The palmetto (<i>Sabal palmetto</i>, Walt.)
-seems to have been an article of commerce
-as it was used by the Winnebago and the
-Iroquois, north of its northern limit of distribution.
-It was also used by the Cherokee.
-The Winnebago used the fiber in the
-production of stiff cords for their bags. In
-three bags in the American Museum the
-stiff cords are made from this material
-(50-7531). For burden straps the Iroquois
-used this fiber to produce stiff strong cords
-which were covered with cotton or other
-soft fiber (AMNH 50.1-1954). The Cherokee
-used it in the manufacture of basketry
-(AMNH 50.1-2141).</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">BROMELIACEAE, J. St. Hil. (Pineapple
-Family)</h3>
-
-<p>This Florida moss (<i>Tillandsia usneoides</i>,
-L.) was found in specimens from the
-Southern States only. The Koasati and the
-people who built certain mounds in Florida
-used it frequently. A specimen in the
-United States National Museum from the
-Parish Mound, Number 2, in Florida, consisted
-of a bunch of loose material. The
-Koasati material is in the Museum of the
-American Indian, Heye Foundation, and
-is represented by fibers from a blanket and
-threads on a spindle (1-8551).</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">DRACAENACEAE, Link. (Yucca Family)</h3>
-
-<p>Yucca (<i>Yucca arkansana</i>, Trelease) was
-encountered in one specimen from the
-Arkansas Bluff culture in a bundle of loose
-fiber (MAIHF 11-7429).</p>
-
-<p>Yucca (<i>Yucca filamentosa</i>, L.) was
-found once in a heavy cord made by the
-cave and shelter people of Ohio (OSHAM
-332-42)</p>
-
-<p><i>Nolina georgiana</i>, Michx., was found in
-two specimens, a moccasin (OSHAM 332)
-and a bristle-like fiber from the Spiro
-Mound (2718-K, Trowbridge Collection).
-It is possible that this plant may have been
-used very frequently in objects from caves
-and rock-shelters. It was not always convenient,
-however, to examine complete
-objects so that some occurrences of its
-use may have been overlooked, especially
-since these people commonly mixed several
-fibers. In the specimen in question, for
-example (OSHAM 332), <i>Nolina georgiana</i>
-and <i>Eryngium yuccaefolium</i> were identified.
-Similar combinations of fibers from widely
-different plants have also been noted; frequently,
-as in the example cited, a local
-plant was mixed with one found at a great
-distance.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">JUNIPERACEAE, Horan (Juniper Family)</h3>
-
-<p>Red cedar (<i>Juniperus virginiana</i>, L.)
-was encountered in only one specimen, a
-bag made by the Potawatomi Indians
-(AMNH 50.1-7096).</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">POACACEAE, R. Br. (Grass Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The grass family was the most commonly
-and widely used of any of the monocotyledonous
-families.</p>
-
-<p>Big blue stem grass (<i>Andropogon furcatus</i>,
-Muhl.) was one of the major fibrous
-plants used by the cave and rock-shelter
-peoples of Ohio in the construction of
-coarsely woven articles, such as rope and
-moccasins. It was commonly used without
-preliminary treatment, but was simply
-twisted or braided into strands. The
-specimens examined were from the Ohio
-State Historical and Archaeological Museum.
-A typical example of the use of this
-fiber is in a woven moccasin (OSHAM
-898-1).</p>
-
-<p>Sweet grass (<i>Hierochloe odorata</i>, L.), to
-be distinguished from sweet vernal grass,
-was encountered only once in a bag made
-by the Michigan Ottawa Indians (MAIHF
-19-7125).</p>
-
-<p>Canebrake (<i>Arundinaria tecta</i>, Muhl.)
-was a common source of fiber for moccasins
-and rope. It seems to have been utilized
-by most of the prehistoric cave and rock-shelter
-peoples within its range (OSHAM
-332-27).</p>
-
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_8" id="Page_8">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>8]</a></span></p>
-
-<h3 class="left">TYPHACEAE, J. St. Hil. (Cat-tail
-Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The cat-tail (<i>Typha latifolia</i>, L.) was
-observed in a mat found in the caves of
-Tennessee (USNM 132252).</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">ZEA MAYS, L. (Indian Corn)</h3>
-
-<p>Indian corn occurred only once. This
-single occurrence has no real significance
-as to the frequency of its use, for all specimens
-in which it was obvious that corn was
-the material used were not sampled. The
-sample noted here was found in a knife
-made by the Micmac Indians (McGU
-H76). The material was a cornstalk which
-had been subjected to considerable pressure
-to force out the juice and pith to bring
-the hardy flinty layers into juxtaposition.
-It was then used as a wedge to fasten the
-knife handle. It was extremely hard and
-durable.</p>
-
-<p>The above are the monocotyledons
-encountered in this survey, in all some twenty-four
-objects using this material. It should
-be noted that these materials are readily
-adaptable to use since they need very little
-preparation and are frequently used entire.
-Sometimes the fiber is removed from the
-surrounding materials by simply letting
-them ret. Yucca and <i>Tillandsia</i> are ordinarily
-used entire. The grasses were used
-as they were gathered, simply twisted or
-braided. <i>Tillandsia</i> is the only plant of
-this group which was used for the manufacture
-of fabrics as in the blanket above
-noted (p. <a href="#Page_7">7</a>). The specimen of cornstalk
-was an exception and its preparation was
-evidently for a specific purpose.</p>
-
-<p>Palmetto fiber is especially adaptable.
-At the base of the leaves, where they join
-the main stem is a large mass of more or
-less loose or loosely interwoven fibrous
-material which needs only straightening to
-be ready for use.</p>
-
-
-
-<div class="chapter">
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_9" id="Page_9">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>9]</a></span></p>
-
-<h2><a name="chap03" id="chap03"></a>DIOCOTYLEDONOUS SPECIES</h2>
-</div>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">ANONACEAE, D.&nbsp;C. (Custard-Apple
-Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The pawpaw (<i>Asimina triloba</i>, L.) seems
-to have been universally used by all the
-tribes who lived where it flourished. Its
-use was apparently limited only by its distribution,
-for it was encountered sixteen
-times in the prehistoric material examined
-from Kentucky, Arkansas, and Ohio, as
-well as in historic objects made by the
-Menomini and Wisconsin Potawatomi. In
-the University of Wisconsin Museum is a
-bunch of prepared fiber (16422) from the
-caves of Kentucky. This fiber was commonly
-used by the cave and rock-shelter
-peoples of Arkansas for cords, mats, rope,
-and in all coarsely woven materials. A
-woven mat from Bushwick Cave is a fair
-example (MAIHF 11-6243). The Ohio
-cave and rock-shelter dwellers used the
-pawpaw for coarse bags and fabrics, for
-example, in a split bark bag (OSHAM 332-22).
-In the Milwaukee Public Museum are
-two bags in which this fiber was identified,
-one, from the Menomini (4570) in which
-only the weft is of pawpaw, and another
-(23287) from the Wisconsin Potawatomi,
-entirely composed of it.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">APOCYNACEAE, Lindl. (Dog-bane
-Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The genera <i>Apocynum</i> is represented by
-both the species indigenous to the territory
-surveyed, but as Indian hemp is one of
-them, it was rather surprising how infrequently
-they were encountered. Only ten
-examples of its use were found.</p>
-
-<p>This plant (<i>Apocynum androsaemifolium</i>,
-L.) which is called dog-bane is so similar in
-appearance and properties that it might
-well have been and was used indiscriminately
-with Indian hemp (<i>Apocynum cannabinum</i>,
-L.). The species was found
-three times in material examined. Its use
-by the Nanticoke in the manufacture of
-fish nets is demonstrated by a net (50.2-600)
-in the American Museum. A burden
-strap (50-7221) made from this fiber by
-the Iroquois is also in the Museum collections.</p>
-
-<p><i>Apocynum cannabinum</i> L., the so-called
-Indian hemp, was found seven times and
-of these is represented four times in the
-archaeological cave and rock-shelter materials
-examined. The Museum of the
-American Indian, Heye Foundation, has
-a bundle of prepared fibers (11-7384) found
-at Allards Bluff, Arkansas. A dark colored
-piece of fabric, attributed to the Hopewell
-culture of Ohio, made in part from
-this material (957) is in the collections of
-the Ohio State Historical and Archaeological
-Museum. Another piece of cloth
-(1200) in the same museum is an Adena
-culture example of the use of this fiber.
-The Museum of the American Indian, Heye
-Foundation, has a Sauk and Fox bag
-(2-4694) made from this fiber. In the
-American Museum a fish net (50.2-601)
-made by the Nanticoke and an Iroquois
-burden strap (50-7401) complete the catalogue
-of objects in which this fiber occurs.
-In many of the older specimens examined,
-the fiber was crudely prepared before
-twisting, but in the more recent Indian
-material it is well broken down and fine,
-so as to make small counts and even
-threads or cords.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">ASCLEPIADACEAE, Lindl. (Milkweed
-Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The milkweed family is represented by
-four species of <i>Asclepias</i>, namely, <i>tuberosa</i>,
-<i>pulchra</i>, <i>incarnata</i>, and <i>syriaca</i>. These
-fibers were used in the manufacture of fine
-threads and cords. In both archaeological
-and recent Indian material the fibers were
-well prepared before use. In the archaeological
-objects it is possible that the fibers
-were collected in the spring, after retting by
-the weather; in any event, they all show
-that they have been freed to a large extent
-of their cementitious materials and epidermis.</p>
-
-<p>The highland milkweed (<i>Asclepias tuberosa</i>,
-L.) was encountered twelve times
-from all parts of its geographical range.
-The cave dwellers of Arkansas used it, as
-is exemplified by a bundle of knotted
-fibers in the Museum of the American
-Indian, Heye Foundation (11-6179). In
-the Peabody Museum of Harvard University
-<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_10" id="Page_10">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>10]</a></span>
-is some textile material which accompanied
-a knife found in an Ohio mound
-(28328). The protohistoric Indians of
-Massachusetts used the fiber to manufacture
-textiles as may be seen in a piece of
-plain cloth (A4127) and in a specimen of
-twined cloth (A5478) in the same museum.
-The Iroquois Indians employed it to make
-fine threads for stringing wampum belts
-as is shown by one (M1905) in the Archaeological
-Museum of McGill University.
-As stated above, all this material was
-broken down to make comparatively fine,
-smooth threads and cords.</p>
-
-<p>The species, <i>Asclepias pulchra</i>, Ehrh.,
-or swamp milkweed, is closely related to
-<i>A. incarnata</i>, L. It was found in ten
-specimens examined, but from only two
-states, Ohio and Kentucky. In the University
-of Kentucky Museum is a rope (Bh-15/V4),
-made of this fiber. In the Ohio
-State Historical and Archaeological Museum
-are specimens of fabrics made from
-it which are attributed to the Hopewell
-culture. One of these, a piece of cloth
-wrapped around a copper plate (283), also
-contains <i>Urtica gracilis</i>.</p>
-
-<p>The milkweed (<i>Asclepias incarnata</i>, L.)
-was noted four times in Ohio archaeological
-objects. In the Ohio State Historical and
-Archaeological Museum is a two-strand
-rope (899-20), one strand of which is made
-from this fiber. This is a typical cave and
-rock-shelter sample. Wrapped around a
-Hopewell culture copper plate in the same
-museum is a piece of fabric containing five
-different fibers, among them <i>Asclepias incarnata</i>
-(957).</p>
-
-<p>The species <i>Asclepias syriaca</i>, L., seems
-to be the most widely distributed geographically
-of any used by the Indians
-surveyed in this paper. It was found seventeen
-times in material from all sections and
-many tribes.</p>
-
-<p>In this Museum were observed the following
-objects in which this fiber was used
-in whole or in combination with other
-fiber: a Sauk and Fox bag (50-4886); a
-Delaware drum string (50.1-1609); a Delaware
-burden strap (50-7244); a Matchapunga
-fish net (50.1-9911); and a cord
-used, for wrapping on a spear (50.1-7475),
-Micmac. In the Museum of the American
-Indian, Heye Foundation, is a Kickapoo
-ball of string (2-5294) made of this fiber.
-In an Iroquois wampum belt (M1913) in
-the Archaeological Museum of McGill
-University, the beads are strung on cords
-made from this fiber. An Iroquois burden
-strap (AE 360) in the Rochester Museum of
-Arts and Sciences is composed of this
-fiber. Fiber of this species was also used
-by the prehistoric cave and rock-shelter
-people of Ohio as is shown by a fish net
-(OSHAM 332-23) in the Ohio State Historical
-and Archaeological Museum.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">BETULACEAE, Agardh. (Birch Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The paper birch (<i>Betula papyrifera</i>,
-Marsh.) was encountered in one specimen
-(AMNH 50.2-1792). The bark was untreated,
-simply twisted into a cord. In a
-specimen of Iroquois horsehair embroidery
-(McGU H49) the bark had received no
-preliminary treatment, but was used in the
-raw state.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">CANNABINACEAE, Lindl. (Hop Family)</h3>
-
-<p>This introduced plant, hemp (<i>Cannabis
-sativa</i>, L.), was found in four specimens,
-evidently made in post-Columbian times
-as the plant is not indigenous to the Western
-Hemisphere, but was introduced by the
-colonists at a very early date. It was
-found in a bag (MPM 28116) made by the
-Wisconsin Potawatomi Indians. A bowstring
-on an Algonkin bow (AMNH 50.2-4221A)
-is made from this fiber as are also
-portions of an Oneida burden strap (AMNH
-50.1-1800).</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">DAPHNACEAE (Mezereon Family)</h3>
-
-<p>This moose or leatherwood fiber (<i>Dirca
-palustris</i>, L.) was encountered eleven times
-in as widely separated states as Arkansas
-and Wisconsin. It was used both in the
-raw state, as strips twisted into cord, and
-as treated fiber in finer cords and threads.
-A prehistoric mat made by the inhabitants
-of Bushwick Cave, Arkansas, is composed
-of this material (MAIHF 19-4635). Cloth
-of the Adena culture made, in part, from
-this bast fiber (1200) is in the Ohio State
-Historical and Archaeological Museum.
-In the Milwaukee Public Museum is a
-Wisconsin Potawatomi bag (23447) in
-<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_11" id="Page_11">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>11]</a></span>
-which the weft is nicely prepared fiber from
-this plant. In the collections of this
-Museum is a Winnebago bag (50-784D)
-woven with two kinds of cord; light colored
-cord of <i>Dirca palustris</i> and dark colored
-cord of <i>Tilia americana</i>.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">JUGLANDACEAE, Lindl. (Walnut Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The bast from the black walnut (<i>Juglans
-nigra</i>, L.) was encountered twice in burden
-straps from the Iroquois (Museum of the
-American Indian, Heye Foundation).
-These fibers had apparently been previously
-treated, both chemically and mechanically.
-They were probably boiled in
-ashes, pounded, and then straightened so
-as to make them usable in twisting cord
-and thread. One such specimen in the
-above Museum carries the catalogue number
-16-5208.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">LINACEAE, Dumort. (Flax Family)</h3>
-
-<p>Common flax (<i>Linum usitatissimum</i>, L.)
-is another example of introduced fibers
-used by the Indians in post-Columbian
-times. The fiber was probably secured in
-trade. It was found in five specimens
-made by the Winnebago, Potawatomi,
-Michigan, Ottawa, and Delaware Indians.
-In the Milwaukee Public Museum is a bag
-(14619), made by the Winnebago and
-composed entirely of flax cords. In a
-Delaware burden strap (50-7191) in this
-Museum the fine cords are linen, but the
-coarse cords are milkweed, <i>Asclepias syriaca</i>.
-In the Archaeological Museum of McGill
-University is a wampum belt (M5932),
-the beads of which are strung on a commercial
-linen thread.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">MALVACEAE, Neck. (Mallow Family)</h3>
-
-<p>As was to be expected, cotton (<i>Gossypium
-herbaceum</i>, L.) became the most commonly
-and universally used of any of the
-fibers after it was introduced east of the
-Mississippi River. No specimen was
-encountered in the prehistoric material,
-but after its introduction and sale by
-traders it was the most commonly used
-fiber. It does not seem advisable to discuss
-these uses in detail, suffice it to say
-that it served all purposes for which string
-and thread are utilized.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">SALICACEAE, Lindl. (Willow Family)</h3>
-
-<p>Black willow (<i>Salix nigra</i>, Marsh.). This
-species of black willow was used by the
-Menomini, Winnebago, Michigan Ottawa,
-and Ojibway Indians in the manufacture
-of bags, pouches, fish nets, and cord. A
-Menomini bag (MAIHF 8-1136) and a
-similar Winnebago bag (AMNH 50.1-903)
-contain black willow fiber. A Micmac
-fish spear (AMNH 50-4754) is wrapped
-with black willow twine. In the preparation
-of black willow fiber the bark was
-obviously stripped from the tree. Then
-the inner white bast tissue was removed
-and boiled in wood ashes; finally, this
-bast was pounded and rubbed to remove all
-the cementitious materials and loosen the
-fibers so they could be arranged more or
-less parallel to each other for twisting or
-spinning. In none of the specimens examined
-were crude strips of the inner bark
-used without preliminary treatment.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">TILIACEAE, Juss. (Basswood Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The bast layer from the basswood (<i>Tilia
-americana</i>, L.) seems to have been the fiber
-most commonly and universally used by
-the Eastern Indians, for it was encountered
-fifty-two times, in all areas from which
-specimens were obtained, with the exception
-of the extreme south. It was utilized
-for nearly all purposes, from the manufacture
-of bags to textiles. In the Milwaukee
-Public Museum is a Menomini
-bag (4586) made from the <i>Tilia</i> bast, carefully
-and thoroughly prepared to remove
-the gums and render the fibers parallel
-and capable of being spun into good yarn.
-A Potawatomi bag in this Museum (50.1-7091)
-is made from the same material.
-In the Museum of the American Indian,
-Heye Foundation, is a bag made by the
-Sauk and Fox (2-4966). In the Peabody
-Museum of Harvard University is a twilled
-woven garment (A5479B) made by the
-protohistoric Indians of Massachusetts.
-An Iroquois burden strap (AE 2963) in the
-Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences is
-woven of threads from prepared fibers from
-this tree. In the Ohio State Historical and
-Archaeological Museum is a prehistoric
-fabric (957) containing <i>Tilia</i> and three
-<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>12]</a></span>
-other species of fiber. Hopewell mound
-and rock-shelter specimens in the same
-museum show the use of <i>Tilia</i>.</p>
-
-<p>The above gives a general picture of basswood
-fiber usage. It was found in an untreated
-state, merely cut into strips, as
-well as thoroughly treated and spun into
-comparatively fine threads.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">ULMACEAE, Mirbel. (Elm Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The slippery elm (<i>Ulmus fulva</i>, Michx.)
-was found three times. Once, in a burden
-strap made by the Iroquois Indians
-(AMNH 50-6680) in which the fibers had
-received some preliminary treatment to
-soften them and remove much of the natural
-gum. Two other specimens, both
-rather coarsely woven fabrics from mounds
-of the Hopewell culture (OSHAM 283 and
-125) were in the Ohio State Historical and
-Archaeological Museum.</p>
-
-<p>The American elm (<i>Ulmus americana</i>,
-L.) was encountered only once in an Iroquois
-burden strap (MAIHF 19-4550).
-The fiber had received some preliminary
-treatment and differed decidedly from
-<i>Ulmus fulva</i> in the shape of the cells, in
-cross-section, and the residual amount of
-amorphous material.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">UMBELLIFERAE</h3>
-
-<p>The <i>eryngium</i> (<i>Eryngium yuccaefolium</i>,
-Michx.) was commonly used by the prehistoric
-tribes of the area in which it occurs.
-It was found fifty-five times in material
-from the caves and rock-shelters of Arkansas,
-Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio.
-Its parallel veined long leaves lend themselves
-to all uses as readily as the yuccas
-of the south and west. It is easily shredded
-or it can be used entire with equal facility.
-The stem contains a very strong bast fiber
-which was also utilized. It does not seem
-to have been utilized by the historic Indians,
-as it was not encountered outside of
-the above cultures. Whatever, if any,
-treatment it received before usage was very
-slight and consisted apparently of shredding,
-with no chemical treatment, as no
-fine threads or cords were found. A sandal
-from the Kentucky cave culture is made
-from this plant by utilizing the leaf, as in
-the Southwest. A cord from a reed mat
-found in the Tennessee caves (USNM
-132252) is made from this material. The
-cord was used for tying reeds (<i>Typha latifolia</i>,
-L.) together. The Museum of the
-American Indian, Heye Foundation, contains
-many specimens taken from the caves
-and rock-shelters of Arkansas. Among
-these is a bag (11-7315) from Allards
-Bluff, made of this material.</p>
-
-<p>This plant was frequently encountered
-in collections from the Hopewell and the
-rock-shelter cultures of Ohio, in the State
-Museum at Columbus; as, braided work
-(957), and cloth from a burial (854). These
-objects are believed to be typical, but the
-same plant was used in all classes of cordage
-and textiles found in collections representing
-these cultures.</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="left">URTICACEAE, Reichenb. (Nettle Family)</h3>
-
-<p>The nettle family is represented by three
-genera, <i>Boehmeria</i>, <i>Urtica</i>, and <i>Laportea</i>.
-Specimens of these three were encountered
-forty-eight times, so it seems to have been
-one of the most important families as a
-source of fibrous materials. The tissues
-were, almost without exception, treated
-before use.</p>
-
-<p>The stingless nettle (<i>Boehmeria cylindrica</i>,
-L.) was used by practically all the
-Indian tribes covered by this survey. It
-was invariably more or less treated, with
-the possible exception of some twisted
-strands from the Bushwick Cave of Arkansas
-(MAIHF 19-4632). This cord appears
-to have been made by simply peeling
-the bark from the plant and twisting it.
-The Delaware used the same fiber in a
-wampum string (AMNH 50.1-1579), also
-in a burden strap (AMNH 50.1-1592).
-A Cherokee string used in a feather charm
-occurs in the collection of the Museum of
-the American Indian, Heye Foundation.
-The handle of a Micmac curved knife
-(McGU H76) is fastened to the blade by
-wrapping with cord of this fiber. In the
-same museum there are two Iroquois
-wampum belts in which the strings for the
-beads are made from <i>Boehmeria</i> fiber.
-In the American Museum are two specimens
-of cord, one on a Micmac fish spear
-(50.1-7475) and the other the string to an
-Ojibway bow (50-6874A).</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>13]</a></span>
-It is evident that raw <i>Boehmeria</i> fiber,
-properly treated, produces especially fine,
-soft, and strong material. It is easily distinguished
-from the fibers of the other
-members of the family by its smaller size,
-the shape of the cells, and their distribution
-when seen in cross-section. Both the
-<i>Urtica</i> and <i>Laportea</i> fibers are coarser and
-the ratio of length to width of the fiber is
-much greater. The lumen in all three is
-longer one way than the other, but is much
-more open in <i>Boehmeria cylindrica</i> than
-the other species.</p>
-
-<p>The slender nettle (<i>Urtica gracilis</i>, Ait.)
-seems to have been a favorite source for all
-peoples from prehistoric to modern Indians.
-Its use extended from New England to
-Wisconsin. It was usually processed before
-use, except among some of the prehistoric
-peoples where it was merely twisted into
-cord. A bag from the caves of Tennessee
-(USNM 132255) is made from this fiber
-which has had some preliminary treatment.
-A modern Sauk and Fox bag (MAIHF
-2-7911) shows complete preliminary processing.
-Some string in the Peabody Museum
-of Harvard University (A4109), is
-made from this plant; this is protohistoric
-material. The Hopewell culture of Ohio
-is represented by twelve specimens using
-this fiber, all of which show some preliminary
-treatment. A sample of cloth from a
-copper plate is representative (OSHAM
-283). The cave and rock-shelter cultures
-of Ohio are represented, but here the fiber
-seems to have received little, if any, preliminary
-treatment prior to use (OSHAM
-332-42).</p>
-
-<p>The woods nettle (<i>Laportea canadensis</i>,
-L.) was most widely used of all of the <i>Urticaceae</i>,
-both before and after treatment.
-It was used by the Sauk and Fox for bags,
-after it had received thorough treatment.
-In the Milwaukee Public Museum is a bag
-(30260) made of this material, thoroughly
-treated before being twisted into fine cord.
-A string used for tying a spear point to a
-shaft is in the Ojibway collection of the
-American Museum (50-4748). The Iroquois
-used it to make burden straps
-(MAIHF 19-8895). Braided cloth from
-prehistoric Kentucky is represented by a
-specimen (56795) in the Peabody Museum
-of Harvard University. The cave
-culture of Tennessee is represented in the
-United States National Museum by a shirt
-(132254) made from this fiber. The Hopewell
-culture of Ohio is well represented by
-fabrics in the Ohio State Historical and
-Archaeological Museum (957, is an example).
-The cave and rock-shelter culture
-of the same state employed this fiber
-to make twined cords as is exemplified by
-a cord (OSHAM 332-34). The cave and
-rock-shelter cultures of Arkansas used it
-for the manufacture of twisted cords as
-may be seen in a specimen (19-4630) in
-the Museum of the American Indian, Heye
-Foundation.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14"><!-- blank page --></a></span></p>
-
-
-
-<div class="chapter">
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>15]</a></span></p>
-
-<h2><a name="chap04" id="chap04"></a>OBJECTS FROM SPIRO MOUND, OKLAHOMA</h2>
-</div>
-
-
-<p>The well-known Spiro Mound, clearly
-prehistoric, furnished some examples of basketry,
-matting, cord, and cloth. The
-samples were sent to the writer by Mr.
-H.&nbsp;M. Trowbridge, Bethel, Kansas.</p>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Reference number, description and material">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2716-C</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Twisted fibers covered with feathers</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2716-H</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Twisted fibers covered with feathers</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2717-C</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Twisted fibers covered with feathers</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2717-G</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Woody material with feathers attached</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2717-I&amp;E</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Twisted fiber mass</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2718-E</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Twisted fiber mass</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2718-K</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bristle-like vegetable fiber</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Nolina georgiana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2719-J</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Twisted vegetable fiber</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2721-A</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Mat</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2721-S</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fragment of basketry</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2722-D</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Twisted fiber</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2722-I</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Twisted fiber covered with feathers</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2724-A</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Twisted fiber covered with feathers</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2724-K</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fawn colored string</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2731</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Mat</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2782</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Copper stained rope</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2781</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Charred basket</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2783</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fibers adhering to copper sheet</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-<p>A comparison of materials in prehistoric
-collections reveals an excess of animal
-materials in the artifacts from Spiro
-Mound. One gets the impression that in
-Spiro textiles strings of vegetable fiber are
-usually surfaced with hair or other animal
-materials to increase the softness of
-the product. This may account for the
-almost exclusive use of canebrake and
-pawpaw, both relatively coarse fibers used
-without preliminary treatment. A striking
-contrast is between the slipshod way of
-making string and the highly precise fine
-techniques of covering it with hair and
-feathers.</p>
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16"><!-- blank page --></a></span></p>
-
-
-
-<div class="chapter">
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>17]</a></span></p>
-
-<h2><a name="chap05" id="chap05"></a>SUMMARY</h2>
-</div>
-
-
-<p>This survey makes no pretension of
-being complete, but it is an adequate
-sampling of the fibers utilized by the
-Eastern Indians and illustrates their resourcefulness
-in exploiting the raw materials
-at hand. It is noticeable that they
-used a great variety of plants and that one
-of the determining properties or qualifications
-was the local abundance of a plant.
-There seems to have been a tendency to
-use the monocotyledonous plants and the
-bast from the trees for coarser work and
-the diocotyledonous herbaceous plants for
-the manufacture of finer cords and threads.</p>
-
-<p>Several general points of interest are apparent
-from the comparative study of these
-prehistoric and historic plant materials.</p>
-
-<p>1. The plant fibers used by the prehistoric
-people were rarely if ever treated
-before utilization, while among the modern
-Indians a high degree of skill has been attained
-in the preparation of the fibers before
-spinning.</p>
-
-<p>2. There seems to have been some commercial
-interchange between the Northern
-and the Southern tribes, both in historic
-and prehistoric times. The occurrence of
-palmetto fibers in modern Mohawk and
-Potawatomi collections and the use of
-<i>Nolina</i> by the cave and rock-shelter people
-of Ohio, shows commerce.</p>
-
-<p>3. It seems that most, if not all, of the
-materials utilized were wild plants for
-there was no discoverable evidence of the
-cultivation of these plants. Such evidence
-would be far from obvious since cultivation
-does not seem to improve the fibers in
-textile plants.</p>
-
-<p>4. Among the prehistoric peoples the
-purposeful mixing of fibers was the rule.
-This is especially notable in the collections
-from Ohio and Arkansas. These mixtures
-of fibers occur both in the same strand and
-in the two-ply cords. It is not apparent
-why the fibers from different plants
-were mixed, but the combinations seem intentional,
-as nettle and milkweed, blue stem
-grass and pawpaw, nettle and yucca, basswood
-and nettle, and pawpaw and yucca.
-Yet, such intentional mixtures were rarely
-encountered in the historic collections examined.</p>
-
-<p>5. It is apparent that the prehistoric
-peoples used such fibers as were adapted
-to their immediate purpose without previous
-treatment. They were stripped from
-the plant and twisted at once. This seems
-to account for the dominance of monocotyledonous
-fibers in prehistoric collections.
-The historic Indians, on the other hand,
-used a greater variety of species of fiber
-plants because they were able to prepare
-them properly before using. The determining
-factors seem to have been
-strength, fineness of fiber, and abundance
-of supply.</p>
-
-<p>All the above observations are consistent
-with the assumption of a steady advance
-in textile skill and knowledge from prehistoric
-time to the present.</p>
-
-
-
-
-<div class="chapter">
-<h2><a name="chap06" id="chap06"></a>FIBER PLANTS AS IDENTIFIED</h2>
-</div>
-
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Latin and common names">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Andropogon furcatus</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Blue stem grass</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Apocynum cannabinum, androsaemifolium</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Indian hemp</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Canebrake</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Asclepias syriaca, tuberosa, pulchra, incarnata</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Milkweed</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Asimina triloba</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Pawpaw</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Betula papyrifera</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Paper birch</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Boehmeria cylindrica</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Stingless nettle</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Cannabis sativa</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Hemp</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Dirca palustris</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Moosewood</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Eryngium yuccaefolium</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">&nbsp;</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Gossypium herbaceum</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Hierochloe odorata</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Sweet grass</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Juglans nigra</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Black walnut</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Juniperus virginiana</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Red cedar</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Laportea canadensis</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Woods nettle</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Linum usitatissimum</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Flax</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Nolina georgiana</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Yucca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth"><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_18" id="Page_18">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>18]</a></span>Sabal palmetto</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Palmetto</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Salix nigra</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Black willow</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Tilia americana</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Basswood</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Tillandsia usneoides</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Florida moss</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Typha latifolia</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cat-tail</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Ulmus americana, fulva</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Elm</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Urtica gracilis</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Slender nettle</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Yucca arkansana, filamentosa</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Yucca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdlth">Zea mays</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Indian corn</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-
-
-<div class="chapter">
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_19" id="Page_19">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>19]</a></span></p>
-
-<h2><a name="chap07" id="chap07"></a>TABLE OF IDENTIFICATIONS</h2>
-</div>
-
-
-<p>Selected objects in museum collections
-to show the range and frequencies in the
-use of vegetable fibers, including geographical
-and chronological distributions.</p>
-
-<p>The objects from the Ohio State Historical
-and Archaeological Museum are all
-prehistoric. In other museums prehistoric
-objects are marked with an asterisk (*).</p>
-
-
-<h3 class="center">American Museum of Natural History</h3>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Objects in the museum collection, organised by nation">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Number</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Object</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Fiber</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">ALGONKIN</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.2-4221A</td>
- <td class="tdlth">String from bow</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cannabis sativa</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">CHEROKEE</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-2141</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Basket</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Coarse material, Sabal palmetto; fine material, cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-9911</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fish net</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-1901a</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Moccasin</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Corchorus capsularis, jute</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">DELAWARE</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7191</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Fine cord, Linum usitatissimum; coarse cord, Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-1592</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Boehmeria cylindrica</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7244</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7243</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7203</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Ceremonial wampum</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-1609</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Drum string</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-1621</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Rope</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-1579</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Wampum string</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Boehmeria cylindrica</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">IROQUOIS</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-6683</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Light-colored string, Asclepias syriaca; dark-colored loose material, Sabal palmetto; dark-colored string, Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-6682</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Light-colored string, cotton; dark-colored string, Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-6680</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Ulmus fulva</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-6681</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Brown cord, cotton; light-colored material, Laportea canadensis; dark-colored material, Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7221</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Apocynum androsaemifolium</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7401</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Apocynum cannabinum</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-1800</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cannabis sativa, hemp</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-1954</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Pack frame</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton, palmetto, and Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">MATCHAPUNGA</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-9911</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fishnet</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">MENOMINI</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-9885</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Reed mat</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-5880</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-9864</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Soft string, cotton; stiff cord, Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-9871</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-9873</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-9867</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-9872</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-9866</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-4798</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-9877</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-6862</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-9880</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3"><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_20" id="Page_20">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>20]</a></span>MICMAC</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-7475</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fish spear</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Dark stiff cord, Boehmeria cylindrica; gray cord, Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">NANTICOKE</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.2-601</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Netting</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Apocynum cannabinum</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.2-600</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Netting</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Apocynum androsaemifolium</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">OJIBWAY</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-6874a</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bow</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Boehmeria cylindrica</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-4754</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fish net</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Salix nigra</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-4749</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fish hook wrapping</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Salix nigra</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-4748</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Spear wrapping</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Laportea canadensis</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-5690</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Woven bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-4600</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Woven bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Yellow threads, animal; gray threads, cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">PAMUNKEY</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-9907</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Net</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-9906</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Net</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-9897</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Net</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">POTAWATOMI</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-7098</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-6895</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">White cord, cotton; dark loose fiber, Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-7091</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-6899</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-7096</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton and cedar</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-6897</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton and animal</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-7090</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-7095</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton and animal</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">SAUK AND FOX</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-2169</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-4886</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Light and dark, Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-3558</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-3550</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-2219</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-2168</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-4885</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Animal</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-3570</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fiber for making bags</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Laportea canadensis</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-2204</td>
- <td class="tdlth">String</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias tuberosa</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdc" colspan="3">WINNEBAGO</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-903</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Red fiber, Salix nigra</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7573</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Blue and red yarn, animal; gray, cotton; stiff cord, Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7531</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Soft cord, cotton; hard cord and loose fiber, Sabal palmetto</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7572</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">White cord, cotton; loose fibers, Sabal palmetto</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-906</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-907</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton and animal (wool?)</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7533</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton and animal</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7759</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton and animal</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-784D</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Light-colored cord, Dirca palustris; dark-colored cord, Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7532</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Light cord, Tilia americana; dark-colored cord, Salix nigra</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7574</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Stiff cords, Tilia americana; soft cords, Dirca palustris</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-904</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cords, cotton; loose fibers, Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw"><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_21" id="Page_21">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>21]</a></span>50-7760</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton and animal</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7763</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton and animal</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7843</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton and animal</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.2-8024</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50-7762</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cotton</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">50.1-905</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Soft cord, cotton; hard cord, Sabal palmetto</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-
-<h3 class="center">Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation</h3>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Objects in the museum collection">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Number</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Object</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fiber</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tribe or Location</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2-4694</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Apocynum cannabinum</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Sauk and Fox</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2-4966</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Tilia americana</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Sauk and Fox</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2-7911</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Urtica gracilis</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Sauk and Fox</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">8-1136</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Salix nigra</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Menomini</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">11-6232*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Eryngium yuccaefolium</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arkansas</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">11-7315*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Eryngium yuccaefolium</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arkansas</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">19-7125</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Hierochloe odorata</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">&nbsp;</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">16-5208</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Juglans nigra</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Mohawk</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">19-4550</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Ulmus americana</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Iroquois</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">2-5294</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Asclepias syriaca</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Kickapoo</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">19-4632*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Boehmeria cylindrica</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arkansas</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">11-6179*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Asclepias tuberosa</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arkansas</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">11-7384*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Apocynum cannabinum</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arkansas</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">11-7429*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Yucca arkansana and Asimina triloba</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arkansas</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">1-8551</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Tillandsia usneoides</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Koasati</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">11-8575*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Asimina triloba</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arkansas</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">19-4630*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Laportea canadensis</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arkansas</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">1-8672</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Saddle blanket</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Tillandsia usneoides</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Koasati</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">19-8146</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord on a kettle</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Apocynum androsaemifolium</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Iroquois</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">11-6243*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Mat</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Asimina triloba</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arkansas</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">19-4635*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Mat</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Dirca palustris</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arkansas</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-
-<h3 class="center">Ohio State Historical and Archaeological Museum</h3>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Objects in the museum collection">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Number</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Object</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Fiber</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">332-22</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">332-34</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Eryngium yuccaefolium; Laportea canadensis</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">332-42</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Yucca filamentosa</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">898-1</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Andropogon furcatus</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">899-20</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias incarnata</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">7</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias pulchra</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">125</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Ulmus fulva</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">283</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias pulchra; Urtica gracilis; Ulmus fulva</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">332</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Andropogon furcatus; Asimina triloba; Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">854</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Eryngium yuccaefolium</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">957</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Eryngium yuccaefolium; Tilia americana; Asclepias incarnata; Apocynum cannabinum; Laportea canadensis</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">1200</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Dirca palustris; Apocynum cannabinum</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">1175</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Mat</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">332</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Moccasin</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Nolina georgiana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">332-27</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Moccasin</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Arundinaria tecta</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">332-23</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Net</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-
-<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_22" id="Page_22">[<span class="hidden">Pg </span>22]</a></span></p>
-
-<h3 class="center">Milwaukee Public Museum</h3>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Objects in the museum collection">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Number</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Object</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Fiber</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">4570</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">4586</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">14619</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Linum usitatissimum</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">23287</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">23447</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Dirca palustris</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">28116</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Cannabis sativa</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">30260</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Laportea canadensis</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">33076</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Urtica gracilis</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-
-<h3 class="center">University of Kentucky Museum</h3>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Objects in the museum collection">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Number</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Object</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Fiber</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Le-5/V2*</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Netting</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias pulchra</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Bh-15/V4</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Netting</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias pulchra</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-
-<h3 class="center">University of Wisconsin Museum</h3>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Object in the museum collection">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Number</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Object</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Fiber</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">16422*</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fiber</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asimina triloba</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-
-<h3 class="center">Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences</h3>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Objects in the museum collection">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Number</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Object</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Fiber</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">AE2963</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">AE 360</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Burden strap</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-
-<h3 class="center">McGill University Archaeological Museum</h3>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Objects in the museum collection">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Number</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Object</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Fiber</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">H76</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Zea mays; Boehmeria cylindrica</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">M1911</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">11083</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias tuberosa</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">M1905</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Wampum belt</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias tuberosa</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">M1908</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Wampum belt</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias tuberosa</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">M1912</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Wampum belt</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Boehmeria cylindrica</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">M1913</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Wampum belt</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias syriaca</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">M5932</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Wampum belt</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Linum usitatissimum</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-
-<h3 class="center">United States National Museum</h3>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Objects in the museum collection">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Number</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Object</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Fiber</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">132255*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Bag</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Urtica gracilis</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">132254*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Laportea canadensis</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">132252*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Mat (reeds)</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Typha latifolia</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">132252*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Eryngium yuccaefolium</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">132253*</td>
- <td class="tdlth">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Laportea canadensis</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
-
-<h3 class="center">Peabody Museum, Harvard University</h3>
-
-<div class="centered">
-<table border="0" summary="Objects in the museum collection">
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">Number</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Object</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Fiber</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">A4109</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Cord</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Urtica gracilis</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">A4127*</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias tuberosa</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">A5478</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias tuberosa</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">A5479B</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Tilia americana</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">28328*</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Asclepias tuberosa</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">28390*</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Eryngium yuccaefolium</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">56795</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Fabric</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Laportea canadensis</td>
- </tr>
- <tr>
- <td class="tdltnw">8232</td>
- <td class="tdlt">Moccasin</td>
- <td class="tdltnp">Eryngium yuccaefolium</td>
- </tr>
-</table>
-</div>
-
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-<div class="bbox">
-<p><b>Transcriber&rsquo;s Note</b></p>
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-<p>Variant spelling is preserved as printed.</p>
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-<p>Minor punctuation errors have been repaired.</p>
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-<p>On page <a href="#Page_17">17</a>, the common name for Eryngium yuccaefolium is omitted from the table
-&lsquo;Fiber Plants as Identified.&rsquo; It is typically identified as button eryngo, button
-snake-root or rattlesnake master. The omission in the table is preserved as printed.</p>
-
-<p>On page <a href="#Page_21">21</a>, there is nothing in the &lsquo;Tribe or location&rsquo; column for the
-bag, 19-7125, in the table &lsquo;Museum of the American Indian, Heye
-Foundation.&rsquo;</p>
-
-<p>On page <a href="#Page_22">22</a>, there were no column labels on the tables from &lsquo;University of Kentucky
-Museum&rsquo; onwards. For ease of reference, the transcriber has added column labels.</p>
-</div>
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