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from the Paiute Indians (Shoshonean family) in southern Utah, and 

 additions liave been made by Dr. Walter Hough and others. Both coiled 

 and twined work are found in great varieties. Plato 32 represents the 

 varieties of these water-tight carrying jugs or bottles. Fig. 1 of the 

 l^late, Cat. No. 118S2, is a Tsai a wats, in twined weaving, the pattern 

 being twilled work. Lugs on the side support the ])road, soft, buckskin 

 band. The pitch is evenly laid on, just revealing the texture beneath. 

 Height, 7i inches. 



Fig. 2, Cat. No. 10700, is a globose jar in coiled weaving, carelessly 

 done on a splint foundation, as among the Utes. Height, 7i inches. 

 There are no lugs on the outside, so this piece would be a pitcher 

 rather than a canteen. 



Fig. 3, Cat. No. 10758, is a Tsai a wats of squat form in single-rod 

 coiled weaving,with three lugs at equal distances around the shoulder 

 for carrying. Height, 4f inches. 



Figs. 4 and 5, Cat. Nos. 213101-2, in the U. S. National Museum, 

 are small canteens, collected from the Havasupai Indians, in Cat- 

 aract Canyon, by Dr. Walter Hough. They are precisely the same 

 in structure as the foregoing, though the Havasupai are of the Yuman 

 family, while the Utes are Shoshonean. Height, 7i inches and 8i 

 inches. 



Fig. 6, Cat. No. 211020, U.S.N.M., is Paiute water jar for carrying, 

 from the collection of Captain Carr, U. S. Army. The foundation is 

 of splints, and the pitch is carefully restricted to the inside. Horse- 

 hair lugs support the headl)and of old leather. Pleight, 9 inches. 



Fig. 7, Cat. No. 11880, U.S.N.M., is an excellent specimen of twined 

 work in twill, with single rows of three-ply twine and the neck in 

 openwork. In many examples like the one here shown the melted 

 pitch or asphaltum is poured inside and rinsed around until the sur- 

 face is covered. Height, 9 inches. The rope handle gives the appear- 

 ance of a pitcher. 



Fig. 8, Cat. No. 10750, U.S.N.M., is pear shaped and has wooden 

 lugs upon the sides for the cai'rying bands. It is twined and twilled 

 weaving and thoroughly overloaded with pitch. The rounded l)ottom 

 serves to keep the bottle erect. Height, 8i inches. 



Plate 33 is a water jar of the White Mountain Apaches, Cat. No. 

 213278, U.S.N.M., collected by Dr. Walter Hough. It is made in 

 diagonal twined weaving and covered with pitch. Three lugs of wood 

 attached to the sides are for the purpose of suspension and carrying. 

 The height is 12 inches. 



BORDERS ON BASKETRY 



Having studied the structural processes on the body of these textiles, 

 it will now be in order to note how the work is finished off. A glance 

 at a lady's workbasket or a waste-paper basket shows how important 



