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Ancestral Pueblo Strap
AD700–1100
Utah

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Although the fibers used to make this strap have not been positively identified, archaeologists believe that they are dog and buffalo hair. Early cultures throughout the North American Southwest relied on animal hair as a raw material for fashioning yarn, ropes, and other useful items.  
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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