Introduction.– xYI Field operations -u- u-.u --u U hU U u--n.u_u u__u hU 0. xxvi Archeologie field work (nnder Mr W. H. Holmes)_ -o. xxvi General field stuc lies u_- uu U'- .-u _-hu 00'- _u- _u_ _un- -u- xxx Workof Mr H. W. 1-Ionshaw xxx Work of Mrs M. 0. Stevenson xxx WorbofDr'W.J.Honma.n -– xxxl Work of Mr James Mooneyu '00- -UU- h_u. h_u- u_- .u_ xxxn 'WorkofMrJ.OwenDorsey. XXXIII Work of Mr Albert S. Gatschetu u--u 00-- uu '-h.. -h- XXXIV Office researches xxxm Publications u-. Uhn u.- u-- -_o. u:- u_- _00 u_- h~ U -_00 XLII Financial statement- --u U."U u_- -nu- -00 nn_. -_u n_- UhU XLIII Citaraoteriza.tion of a.eoompanyingpa.pers XLIV Subjects treated .uu. 0..0., u_- 00_' __hU -U- h_ U_h- XLIV Prehistoric textile art of eastern United States U u-. u-. --u 00_' XLV Stonea.rt– XLIX Aboriginal rema,ina in YerdeVaILey, Arizona, LI Omaha dwellinge, furniture, and implements uv Ca.sa.Gra.nderuin- LV Outlines of Znîii creation myths- nu -_u u- u. U- u- :U- --u u- u- J"VII ACCOMPANYING PAPERS PREHISTORIC TEXTILE.ART OF EASTERN UNITED STATES, BY WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES Introdnotory-“ 9 Soopeofthework- 9 Definition of the artu.u- u-. U U.U- .U- _u- uu 00_- Uh_- UU Un uu 10 Materials and processes 10 Sources of information Il Products of the art ]3 Wattle work 13 Basketry U 0. _u. U uu uu -'hu hU nu hu- h- u.u UU h 15 Typesofbasbetry- 15 Baskets 15 Sievesandstrainers- 17 Cradles 18 Sliields 18 Matting 00-- H-- .-u -u uu u_. U_- _u_ uu _U- _hU- 18 Pliable fabries 21 Development of spinning andwea.ving 21 Clotits- 22 Nets Ou u- u- U- -U u-. u-- -u u-- ..0. U-- UU U uu _U- un 26 Featherwor'k. 27 Embroidery _h." .u --n.. -'UU "'h..uu- --u un uu 28 y REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AO Y CONTENTS Page