ABOKIGINAL AMERICAN BASKETRY. 



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sewing passes around the rod and through the hole in a simple coil, 

 but the effect of the shallow and the deep stitcliing is ([uite pleasing. 

 The sewing is done with tough splints from the root of the spi'uce. 

 The specimen here figured is from the Upp(M- Yukon River, Cat. No. 

 217750, U.8.N.M., collected by 1. C. Kussell. 



Fig. 88. 

 plain coiled bflhder on bark vessel. 



Cut. No. 21T7.-10. U.S.N.M. Collfcted by I. C. liussell. 



Fig. 89 is the border of a birch-hark tra}^ from the Tinne Indians, 

 Central Alaska, collected hy ]. C. Russell, Cat. No. 217744, U.S.N.M. 

 Three slits were cut through the bark near the margin; after an inter- 

 val of some distance three others, and so on around the entire liorder. 

 A willow rod serves for the strengthening element, and the spruce root 

 is attached by a series of half hitches or l)uttonhole stitches. On the 

 inside the effect is a combination of coiled and twined weaving, and on 

 the outside only the vertical stitches of the coil arc seen. 



Fig. 89. 

 coil and knot border on bark vessel. 



Cat. No. 217744, U.S.N.M. Colleotecl by I. C. Russell. 



Fig. 90 represents a border of a Yukon River, Alaska liirch tray. 

 It consists of the alternate use of plain coil around a strengthening 

 rod and three stitches, passing down and under a rod on the inside, 

 crossing the standing part to the right through an opening or slit cut 

 in the bark, and up to the beginning. There are three of these half 

 hitches, as they might be called, and then five wraps around the upper 

 rod. From this point the process is renewed. 



