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REPOKT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



Pig. 184. 



KOKDER OF FK;. 182. 



used for the purpose of separating- the chati' from the seeds which have 

 been gathered either l>y })h)wing or roasting. The warp is a lot of 

 twigs spread out like a fan. The weaving l)egins at the inner or manual 



end,Avhich is the ])ottomof the 

 illustration, with short curves 

 and progresses by evei' widen- 

 ing rows to the outer margin. 

 The rim is produced by a dou- 

 ble row of coiled and whipped 

 work. The whole surface is 

 very rough by I'eason of the 

 nature of the material which 

 these people living in a desert 

 region have to use. 

 This specimen, catalogue No. 118.57 in the U. S. National Museum, 

 was collected in Utah In^ J. W. Powell. 



Fig. 187 is a coiled seed jar of the Paiute Indians. It belongs to 

 the type of coiled work called two-rod; that is, the foundation of the 



Fig. 185. 



carrying basket. 



Paiute Indians, Utah. 



Cat. No. UfiCiT, U.S.N. M. Collected by ,1. W. I'owell. 



coil work consists of two stems, one above the other, the stitches pass 

 around these two and under one of the foundation underneath and inter- 

 lock. Baskets of this kind are frequently dipped into hot gum or 



