208 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



Philadelplius gordonianus. 8yriiiy;a. 



Han^-li (Yuki). 



The pithj^ stems of this shrub, which is locally known as ari'owwood, 

 are employed by the Indians of Mendocino Count3% California, in the 

 manufacture of baskets for carr^dng- babies, a use to which the stems, 

 on account of their lightness, are well adapted. (Y. K. Chesnut, 1902.) 



Phragmites phragmites. Reed. 



Tkap (Ivlainath). 



The white patterns in the twisted-tule baskets of the Klamath and 

 Modoc Indians of Oregon are made from tSis reed. The part used is 

 the shining- surface covering- of the stem, taken from less thrifty 

 plants, particularl}^ those which have i)roduccd no flower cluster. 



Plate 6 is a twined gambling tray of the Klamath Indians living on 

 the head waters of Klamath River, Oregon. The warp is of twined 

 tule stems, the body of the weft is of the same material, the overlay- 

 ing in white is with split pieces from the stem of the reed. The black 

 is twisted tule dyed in mud springs, the yellow borders of the trefoil 

 are in porcupine quills d3'ed with wolf moss. 



Design unknown; the projections on the large ornaments are called 

 arrowheads. Collection of Frederick V. Coville. 



Picea sitchensis. Sitka Spruce. 



Sit (Tlinkit). 



The roots of this tree, ])oiled and split, are the basis material of the 

 baskets manufactured by the Tlinkit Indians of Yakutat Bay, Alaska. 

 (F. Funston, 1896.) The same use prevails among the Tlinkits of the 

 Alexander Archipelago, notabl}^ those of Sitka, Juneau, and Douglas. 

 The Indians of Neah Ba}^, Washington, and doubtless other tribes 

 also, use the split roots for their coarse burden baskets. (See Plate T.) 



Pinus edulis. Aiizona Nut Pine. 



0-bi^ (Ajiache). 



The Apaches of the White Mountain district, Arizona, use the resin 

 of this tree, often called pinyon, as a pitching material for their water 

 baskets. 



Pinus lambertiana. Sugar Pine. 



Slender strands split from the root of the sugar pine, woven about 

 uprights of California hazel, are the foundation material of the acorn- 

 soup baskets of the Hupa Indians, northern California. To make 

 them split more easily the roots are steamed by burying them in sand 

 and building a tire over them. (Mary H. Manning, letter.) 



Pinus monophylla. Nevada Nut Pine. 



The l*ananiint Indians of southeastern California use the pitch of 

 this tree to make their water baskets imp(>rvious to water. 



