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86 his double-curve motive, but all they have in common seems to arise from their universal floral foundations. While there is little in the way of skin painting accompanying the western sub-type of beading, there is a far greater textile



, especially at the sub-center. The weaving of bands containing quills or moose-hair is a feature in the Déné region. From the Ojibway of Wisconsin southward, we find a rather high development of bag weaving and many forms of mats. The designs upon quill bands and mats are almost without