James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 · New York : H. Malkan · leaf 16
y, hitherto useless material is convertedinto a financial benefit, which is a new and direct gain to the commu-nity. There are few really useless things under the sun, and the (history ofall commercial growth is largely the detailing of how the useless wasconverted into the useful by invention,… … FIG. 8. SWALE GRASS TRAY, DESIGNED ANDMADE BY GERTRUDE ASHLEY, DEERP1ELD, MASS. mined the settlement of a tribe of people. The Chemehuevis, for in-stance, have a tradition which clearly points in a measure in that direc-tion. We know that among civilized races habitat is largely determinedby…
Indian baskets · Basket making
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