ABORKilNAL AMP^KICAN I5ASKETKY, 1«)5 



ILirdh'. — -A course form of basket work in In'usli and trees for hunt- 

 ing and tishing' purposes. 



Inihi'lcafcd oniamcnf. — Coiled })asketry in which a strip of soft 

 material is folded T)ack and forth over the stitciies. ()\('rhq)ping like 

 shingles on a roof or the folds in knife plaiting. Klikitat and Fraser 

 River basketry are imbricated. 



Lnjxicted. — Driven close together, as the weft or stitches in baslvetrv. 



Liset. — A pattern worked separately into a l)asket. The (Jhilcat 

 blankets are thus woven. 



Interlacing. — The crossing and intertwining of parts, as iu woven 

 baskets and borders. 



InterstleeH. — Open spaces left in weaving. 



Knifoj>h(!f!)i.<j. — See Iinhricatcd (untainrnt. 



Lattice ■ircarimj. — Basket work in which a fi'ame of rods crossing at 

 right angles is held together by wrapping the intersections with a 

 single splint or ribbon, as in Makah liasketr}", or by a twined weft, as 

 in the Pomo Tee weaving. 



MuUljjde co'd. — The foundation of coiled ])asketry made up of fila- 

 ments, grass stems, or splints. 



Muskemoot. — Loucheux netted bags of ])abiche. Coiled work with- 

 out foundation. 



J/J Y/7^f7t7'.— Crossed frets in basketry ornament. 



Ohlujue ineaiihig. — Chiefly in matting, where the weaving begins at 

 one corner. 



Osier. — Basket materials prepared from small stems of willow or 

 shnilar plants. Shoots of dogwood {Corn us stolon if < ra) are called 

 red osier. 



Overlaying. — Laying a split straw or other colored material on a 

 tough weft splint or sewing material in basket making, to take the 

 ])lace of colored bark. If the two are not twisted on each other, the 

 figure does not show inside the basket. 



Padding. — Soft material in the foundation of coiled ])asketrv, help- 

 ing to make the structure water-tight. (See Vhinl'ing.) 



Pentacle. — In basket ornament a 5-pointed star, whose lines inclose 

 a pentagon. 



Pierced, warp. — The form of weaving in cat-tail and other soft mate- 

 rial when the weft strings pass through the warp. The warp stems 

 are strung on the weft strings. 



Radial a^arj). — The arrangement of warp elements or spokes in the 

 bottom of a cylindrical basket. They may be (1) crossed, (•>) cut 

 away, or (3) inserted. Radial patterns or designs are such as proceed 

 from the central portion of a bowl-shaped basket outward to the border. 



Scroll vK)rl\ — Imitation of ai"t scroll on basketry. It is usually 

 angular. 



*SV?^'/wj/.— The joining of parts with an awl and sjilint. Coiled bas- 

 ketry is sewed, not woven. 



