National association of cotton manufacturers · [s.l. : National Association of Cotton Manufacturers] · leaf 40
ideal conditions permit the preservation of fabrics for long-periods of time. The varied climate of Mexico and the moist charac-ter of the equatorial civilizations of Central America have practicallycompletely destroyed the actual material record of their textile skill.A few fragments, however,… … A childs knitted cotton garment and stencilled cotton fabric from Grand Gulch, Utah, from a grave cave perhaps 1000 years before the Spanish Conquest. (Brooklyn Institute Museum) THE ANCIENT MASTER WEAVERS The worlds most perfect textile record comes from Peru. Richas are the art treasures found in…
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