ABORICtITSTAL AMERICAN BASKETRY. 



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A sqimro inch shown in lig. 170 makes clear the manner in Avhich 

 the phiin twined and three-ply twine may l)c coml)ined and also that 

 of using- different colored materials. The rows in both cases, however, 

 are monochrome. If the alternate meshes were dark and light, the 

 beauty would be enhanced. The using of dichrome twine is rather 

 ] imited to this particular area — northern California and southern Oregon . 



This specim(>n, Catalogue No. 21121 in the U. S. National Museum, 

 was procured in Oregon b}^ L. S. Dyar. 



Fig. 169. 



twined basket bowl. 



Klamath Inrlians, Oregon. 



Cat. No. 21124. U.S.N.M. Collected by L. S. D.vmi-. 



The following names for baskets were collected from the Hot 

 Spring Valley Indians, Modoc County, California: 



Indian name Basket work 



Doch jiim^ii ^Papoose basket. 



Po lu^ lu Boat shaped, used to hold trinkets and small articles. 



Bii 110^ k:l Storage basket, also used for cooking, also applied to any basket 



where the top curves in toward the center. 



Shute^ p;l Soft plaque used for gambling and winnowing. 



Til wi y^ii Hard plaque used for gambling and winnowing. 



Clowii^ Coarse basket with hole in bottom for grinding meal. 



De le^ mJi che Cone-shaped burden basket. 



Shu' wii Squaw's cap. 



Da lu' ti a Coil weave. A coiled weave storage basket is called dalntia 



bajioka and is greatly prized, also the plaques in dalntia weave. 



