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EEPOET OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



America through lack of material. The Arctic Alaskan coiled basketry 

 also is lacking in color features. It is not until the Salish tribes 

 of British Columbia are I'eached that attempts are made to produce 

 beautiful effects in the primitive coiled elements of ornamentation. 

 The resources of the artist are fourfold. 



(1) Her regular stitches are in tough root splints coiled in such manner 

 that the smooth outer surface of the last year's growth is exposed to 

 view. Seldom will the rough inner splints which constitute the 



Fig. 98. 



design on coiled bowl. 



Tulare Indians. 



Cat. No. 19091. TI.S.N.M. Collected by Stephen Tower*. 



foundation come into sight through or between the stitches, Indeed, 

 there is a type of weaving in this area in which smooth, thin strips of 

 wood are laid together in pairs so that when the warp is exposed it is 

 the bright outer surface that is seen. The Salish woman is not back- 

 ward in making most of her opportunities with the dull brown color 

 of the cedar in that she has learned to practice uniformity in the 

 stitches themselves. 



(2) Mention has already been made of splitting stitches in the sew- 



