252 



EEPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



Fig. 4S. 



EOT) AXIl WKI.T FDrXDATIOX. 



times the same as that with which the sewing is done; at others, a strip 



of leaf or bast. The stitches pass over the rod and strip which are 



on top down under the welt only of the coil below, the stitches inter- 

 locking-. The strip of tough liber 

 between the two rods which serves 

 for a welt has a double purpose — 

 strengthening the fabric and chink- 

 ing the space between the rods (fig. 

 -ts). This style of coil work is seen 

 on old Zufii basket jars and on Cali- 

 fornia examples. This type of foun- 

 dation passes easily into forms C, D, 

 E, and F. In fact, it is impossible 

 to distinguish between them without 

 mari'ing the specimen. (See fig. 41.) 

 The specimens shown on Plate 27 

 are a Avater bottle and a gathering 



basket of the Utes; that is, they are of Ute motive. Such pieces, 



however, are often seen among other tribes and in some of the later 



pueblos. By looking carefully ut the surface of the pictures it will be 



seen that there may be two 



rods, the upper much smaller 



than the other; or on the top 



of the principal rod will be 



a splint or two of material. 



The foundation of such bas- 

 ketry is not uniform in 



composition, l)ut in motive 



they are all the same. The 



strength of the basket is in 



the principal rod. The joint 



is made stronger l)y having 



between the stitches of two 



coils an additional rod or 



smaller piece. There are no 



wide gaps separating any 



two styles of weaving, and 



it will be easily seen that this 



Ute type passes readily into 



other forms. 



Cat. Nos. 84590 (upper figure), 4212(5 (lower figure), U.S.N.M. 



F. Two-rod and splint foimdution. — \\\ this style the foundation is 



made thicker and stronger by laying two rods side by side and a splint 



or welt on top to make the joint perfectly tight. The surface will be 



corrugated. Tribes practicing this style of coiling generally have fine 



WATER JAR IN COILED BASKETRY. 



Wolpi, Arizona. 

 Oat. No. 42129, U.S.N.M. Collected b.v J. S. Stevenson. 



