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THE AMERICAN INDIAN
ketry, usually twined weaving, and that while tribes tend to specialize now in one of these and then in another, this variation seems to have little effect upon the designs, for the same
Fig. 37. Decorative Design Areas in North America: 1. North Pacific Coast Center; 2. California Center; 3. Southwest, or Pueblo Center; 4. Plains, or Bison Center; 5. Eastern Center—subtypes a and b; 6. Southeastern, or Gulf Center
designs occur upon both. The coil technique offers great freedom in design because of its similarity to embroidery; but this is, perhaps, compensated by the trick of overlaying
