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BEPOUT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. 



of mending a broken strand. The corn, the mixture of objects belong- 

 ing to civilization and savagery, the homespun and woven clothing on 

 herself, and the maiden at her side are all a study in the culture of 

 the region. The ado})e and stone wall and the coarse beams of wood 

 inset must be included. It is an excellent picture of very little modi- 

 fied savage life. Yucca baskets and trays are made ])y the Hopi in 

 plain checker; although the material is coarse, quite pleasing effects 

 are produced ])y means of the two sides of leaf and different shades 

 of the same size. 



The twined ware of the Hopi are a few peach baskets and other 

 domestic utensils, made in the same manner as the Ute hats, but there 



Fig. 190. 

 coarse wickerwork. 

 Hfij)! Iiidiiins. Arizona. 



is enough dissimilarity of form to give the Hopi the credit of invent- 

 ing this peculiar style. (See Plate 218, figs, -i and 7.) 



Plate 218 shows a collection from Oraibi, the westernmost of the 

 Hopi pueblos in northeastern Arizona, gath(>red ])y Colonel James Ste- 

 venson and Cosmos Mindelefl'. The three types of work always in 

 mind when Oraibi and the pueblos of the adjoining mesa are men- 

 tioned, to wit, twilled, thick coils, and wicker, are utterly wanting 

 here. The cosmopolitan character of the Hopi is further attested by 

 the varieties of technic in the plate. The baskets on the upper row 

 are as follows, from left to right: 



1. Water-tight coiled jar, with foundation of rods, sewing material 

 of willow splints, the stitches interlocking, hut not taking in any of 



