Rare Glimpse into the Ohio Mound Builders World of Color

Rare Glimpse into the Ohio Mound Builders World of Color

"With three skeletons in the central Seip Mound, Ross County, Ohio, there were found preserved by the chemical action of large copper breastplates, corresponding portions of the burial robes bearing designs in color.  The photograph above was taken in situ.  The background of the fabric is maroon in color, with tan designs, outlined in black.  The designs are not woven into the cloth but are affected by staining or dying with mineral colors, possibly by the use of stamps or dies." Shetrone's, "The Mound Builders 1931."