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The Preparation of Yucca Fibers: An Experimental Study1
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 June 2018
Abstract
Several distinct structural fibers, all yucca, were observed in the twines taken from the Wetherill Mesa sites. Attempts were made to duplicate these fibers, using leaves from Yucca baccata and Yucca harrimaniae. Although our methods did not produce all fibers with the exact coloration of the prehistoric fibers, it is probable that our procedures approximated those of the ancient Indians.
- Type
- 2 Anthropology
- Information
- Memoirs of the Society for American Archaeology , Volume 19: Contributions of the Wetherill Mesa Archeological Project , October 1965 , pp. 45 - 50
- Copyright
- Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1965
Footnotes
This is Contribution No. 26 of the Wetherill Mesa Archeological Project.
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