ABORIGINAL AMERICAN BASKETRY. 



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i-iitlun- ()l)servation of Mrs. E. P. Thompson, IIk^ ('lulcjnor Itciiio- to 

 liuvo tlie woi-k (lone ])V tho motliods oinploycd hcfoic the (•(•niiiiLi- <>f 

 the whites jind ])V tho older pcoph^ of tlic chin. 



Fig. LT'.> is ;i hut of a Ute Indian woman, in diagonal twinccl work. 

 The warp stems eonverg-e at the top and additional ones are addcnl as 

 the texture widens. The weft splints are 

 twined so as to inchide the vertical warp 

 twigs in pairs. On the next round the 

 warp elements are again in<dosed in pairs, 

 ])ut not in corresponding ones to those of 

 the row underneath. The lines of weft 

 elements ascend diagonall\" and a twilled 

 effect is produced on the surface. This 

 form of twining must not be confounded 

 with three-ply twine around the border 

 which has a somewhat similarappearance, 

 ])ut is so (dose that the warp stems do not 

 show. The l)order of this Ute l»asket is 

 ingeniously made. First, the projecting 

 warp elements were ])ent and whipped in 

 l)lace with splints to form the body of the 

 riu): on the top of this the weavei- has 

 sewed an ornamental false braid catching 

 the splint into the l)ent warp stems under- 

 neath. The ornamentation on the outside 

 is ])roduced b}' three-strand monochrome 

 or dichrome weaving. The Ut(\s are skill- 

 ful in various methods of technic. but the 

 matei'iais in which they work are coarse 

 and rigid, giving a rough appearance to 

 the surface. The hats are used also as 

 receptacles, so that the terms top and 

 bottom are only relative to function. 



Fig. ISt) is a harvesting fan of the 

 Paiutes made of small stems, split or 

 whole, and bound together with various 

 fiber, the manual portion ])eing wrapped 

 with softer material. This very coarse 

 specuiien is represented in other tribes, 



especiallv on the western side of the Sierras. ])y tinely woven, spoon- 

 shaped harvesting wands. It is Catalogue No. 11823 in the U. S. 

 National Museum, collected in Utah by J. W. Powell. 



Fig. 181 is a pair of harvesting fans of the Paiute Indians in southern 

 Utah. A ])undle of rods is fastened together to form the grip of the 

 fan, the other ends of these rods are then spread out and afterwards 



Fig. ISO. 



HARVESTING FAN. 



Painte Indians, Utali. 



1182:!. r.S.X.M. Collfi-ti-il by J. W. 



