ABOEIGINAL AMERICATST BASKETRY. 



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Fig. 80 fshow.s a border of ii ))asket hat from the Tlinkit Indians, 

 Alaska, also collected by Lieutenant Emmons. The border represents 

 two rows of regular twined weaving, the finishing in three-strand 

 braid (lig. 74). It will be noticed that in crossing each warp rod 

 one of the three meml)ers of the braid passes behind the warp, the 

 other two remaining in front. On the inner side, therefore, the 

 appearance will be that of the ordinar}^ twined work. Cat. No. 1()S203, 

 U.S.N.M. 



Fig. 81 shows a form of l>order on the twined work of the Ilaida 

 Indians in Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, in which the 

 warp stems are cut off flush. In this example four splints, or two 



Fig. 81. 



mixed twined work. 



Haida Indians, British Columbia. 



Cat. No. 89033, U.S.N.M. CoUfcteit hv .James (i. Swan. 



rows of twined work, are combined into a braid, as will he seen in 

 fig. 73, the two rows of twining Ijecoming one row of braid. As the 

 braiding proceeds from the end of one warp stem to another the weft 

 splint then on the inside is hooked over the end of the warp stem. In 

 the drawing are shown also the plain twined weaving and diagonal or 

 twilled work, by means of which ligures are wrought on the surface 

 of the hat. 



In coiled basketry many specimens, often among the finest, as will 



be seen in the accompanying drawings, have in their borders the same 



structure as on the rest of the bod3\ For each special type of coiled 



work there will be a variety of border. Frequently the coiled netting, 



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