Excerpt from Indian Basketry, Vol. 2: Studies in a Textile Art Without Machinery In Middle America, including southern Mexico and the Central American States, pottery was exalted among recepta cles, and excellent fibers usurped the function of the coarser pliable materials of basketry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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