Project Gutenberg 2016-05-08 Public domain in the USA. 59 Whitford, A. C. 41022534 Textile Fibers used in Eastern Aboriginal North America Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Textile Fibers used in Eastern Aboriginal North America" by A. C. Whitford is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century, specifically published in 1941. This work explores the use of various plant fibers by Eastern Indigenous peoples of North America, particularly focusing on those located east of the Mississippi River. The book is part of the Anthropological Papers series from the American Museum of Natural History, providing valuable insight into the textile traditions and material culture of these communities. The book delves into an extensive survey of the plant fibers identified from archaeological and ethnological collections, detailing the characteristics, applications, and variations of these materials among different tribes. Whitford categorizes fibers into monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous species, each with specific examples of usage, such as palmetto for cordage or basswood for textiles. The text emphasizes the resourcefulness of Indigenous peoples in utilizing local plant abundances, noting historical and contemporary practices, and how advancements in textile skills have emerged from prehistoric to modern times. The findings underline the cultural significance of fiber use and illustrate the sophisticated techniques developed for fiber preparation and application in daily life and ceremonial contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indian textile fabrics -- East (U.S.) Textile fibers E011 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 96080 96086 2024-09-21T15:59:44.887351 2023-09-22T12:35:18.151468 text/html text/html 95851 2016-05-08T08:44:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 109799 2016-05-08T08:44:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125769 2024-09-21T15:59:48.391339 application/epub+zip 123703 2024-09-21T15:59:45.573342 application/epub+zip 98825 2024-09-21T15:59:45.210347 application/epub+zip 174361 2024-09-21T15:59:50.325374 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158883 2024-09-21T15:59:47.953319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126307 2022-09-23T17:48:54.673920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68707 68600 2024-09-21T15:59:44.460368 2023-09-22T12:35:17.714483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 68933 2016-05-08T08:44:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 22160 2016-05-08T08:44:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17879 2024-09-21T15:59:50.457312 application/rdf+xml 13587 2024-09-21T15:59:45.289344 image/jpeg 1887 2024-09-21T15:59:45.249348 image/jpeg 111260 2024-09-21T15:59:44.899341 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog