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Coil. — An element in basketiy ornamentation. The \'arietie.s are 

 plain coil, reversed coil, loop coil, continuous loop coil. 



Coiled basketry. — Type of basket work in which a foundation of 

 hard or soft material, arranged in a spiral, is held together h\ means 

 of over-and-over sewing. 



Crossed war]).- — Type of basket work in which two sets of warp 

 cross each other at an angle — for interlacing weft, for seizing or 

 wrapping (Makah), or for twined weaving, common in Attu wallets. 



Decussations. — Crossing of warp at acute angles. 



Diagonal weaving. — Passing weft oyer two or more warp elements, 

 but not the same in adjoining rows. Used here chiefly of twined 

 weaving to distinguish it from twilled weaving with single weft 

 element; also running the weft at an angle, as in matting. 



Diaj^er. — A surface decoration which shows a pattern by the relief 

 or direction of warp and weft. 



Designs. — Figures and patterns used in the ornamentation of bas- 

 ketry. Must not be confounded with SyrnJjol. 



Embroidery. — Ornamentation added after the basket is finished. 

 (See False embroidery.) 



Fagotting. — Same as Hemstitch. 



False braid. — An appearance of braid work on the margin of a bas- 

 ket made with a single splint in ball stitch or ''racking-seizing.'' 



Fcdse emhroidery. — An appearance of embroidery made on Tlinkit 

 and other twined ware by wrapping the strands on the outside with 

 colored material in the process of weaving. 



Fiber. — A flexible substance composed of filaments such as cedar 

 bark, wild hemp, etc. 



Frap. — To bind one element about another. 



Fret. — The Greek ornament occurring in endless variet}' on basketry. 



Furcate. — Said of stitches in coiled sewing intentionally and sym- 

 metrically split — bifurcate, trifurcate, etc. 



Fylfot. — Ornament imitating a Greek cross with arms extended at 

 right angles, all in the same direction; called also Swastika. 



Gorrita. — The shallow basket bowl of the Pimas and other south- 

 western tribes. 



Hemstitch. — Drawing warps together in groups of two or more and 

 holding them by twined weavings. Seen in Aleutian openwork wal- 

 lets. Called also fagotting. 



Hen^ingbone. — Basketr}^ designs in which chevron patterns are in 

 parallel series. 



Herringbone border. — On coiled basketry a finish in which with a 

 single splint the appearance of 3-ply braid is given. (See False braid.) 



Hitched weft. — Basket work in which the weft makes a half hitch 

 about each warp element. In coiled work it would be hitched sewing, 

 same as buttonhole stitch. 



