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tlio study of the paralleloorain of ,sul)i('cti\-c uiul objective forces which 

 oiiojnated and developed special arts in primitive^ times everywhere. 

 In this particiihir example, the orioinators of ceiiient-tlghten(xl l>ask(>ts 

 had o()()d textile material, knew the arts of weaving" them, w(M-e on the 

 move in desert countries where water sources were far apart, and 

 could easily secure the pine sap or the asphaltum for tightening' 

 purposes. 



Plate 117 illustrates the water jug or pitcher of larger size, called 

 O-oats by the Paiutes. Most of these are in coiled weaving-, but 

 even there a variety of technic is shown both in the foundation and 

 in the sewing. 



The upper tigure is a pitcher-shaped water carrier with globular 

 body, used also for holding seed. The coiled foundation is of two or 

 more lods, the stitches are wide apart and oveilap in what is called in 

 Porno, t'<a! work. The l)order is in oblique coiled sewing, and the 

 handle is an afterthought set on the neck. Its height is 10 inches. 

 This specimen. Cat. No. 11249 in the National Museum, was collected 

 in southt^rn I'tah hy Major J. W. Powell. 



The lower tigure is a much neater specinien in which the foundation 

 is a single rod and in sewing the stitches simpl}^ interlock with those 

 underneath, giving a very nnich more regular form to the surface. 

 The border is in oblique coiled sewing-. There are lugs on the side 

 for the purpose of carrying, and the headband is of soft deerskin. 

 This specimen is Cat. No. 11S7»> in the U.S.N.M., and also was col- 

 lected in southern Utah by Major J. W. Powell. 



The Powell collection contains a large number of these carrying- jars 

 in coiled work. They differ in the form of the body souK^what and in 

 the length and shape of the neck, 1)ut in other respects, in sti'ucture and 

 function, they are the same. 



Plate 118 shows two Navaho Indian girls carrying water in their 

 txsjehs^ or l)asket jars, after (1. Wharton James." The photograph is 

 ititerestitig also in illustrating the two methods of suspending ])urdens 

 employed ])y the Indians. The girl on the right has a band across the 

 top of her head,* while the one in the rear supports the load from her 

 shoulders. The latter method is also conunon in the south, especially 

 in Mexico. The 1)askets are made in coiled weaving and dipj)ed in 

 ])itch to make them water-tight. 



ALPHABETICAL LIST OF USP:S 



Armor made nf sluts ami ruds woven 

 together. 



Awning mats in front of cabins. 



Bags for everything; for gathering, car- 

 rying, and storing, made in every 

 qnality. 



Bait holding. 



Bases for pottery-making (primitive 



wheel); also forms for portion of 



vessels. 

 Beds of matting in basketry. 

 Boiling ])askets, for cooking tlesh or nmsh. 



« Indian Baskets, Pasadena, California, 1902, p. 31. 



