ABORIGINAL AMERIOAK BASKETRY. 



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on the Coloriido River Agency, Arizona. They make coiled baskets. 

 The foundation is a rod and the sewing- is done Avith wiUow or other 

 splints, niaylx^ cottonwood. The l)lack figures are in the pods of mar- 

 tvnia. Only two colors are used; frequently, however, feathers are 

 introduced under the stitches. They are the most tastefully made and 

 the most beautiful ])askets in that whole region. Catalogue No. 211028 

 is a Chemehue\i phuiuc in the National Museum collected by Captain 

 I'aul 1). Carter, l'. S. A. The ornamentation consists in a black ciMiter 

 and two bands doiu^ in martynia jmhI. The surface is covered with a 

 network of rhombs. Plat(> 'l'^'2 is a collection 

 of Chemehue\i pliKiues and jars in coilcMl 

 wc^aving now in the V . S. National Museum. 

 Kspecial attention is called to the ])urely geo 

 meti-ic tigurcs on the sui'face, star, toothed 

 lines, i-hombs in bands, crtMKdated and ser- 

 rated lines in great vari<'ty. In the central 

 figure the middU^ band i-ecalls the design, a 

 modification of which becomes the well-known 

 flying l)iu,terfly pattern. (See Plate V,)^.) 



The tribes of the Timan family -ayo in 

 two groups, the northern, including Opata, 

 Papago, and Pima pro})er; and i\\v southei'u. 

 including Cahif-a, C^ora. Tai'ahumara. and 

 Tepeguana, wholly confined to Mexico. l)y 

 many scholars tlic Piman family would be 

 made part of the great Cto-Aztecan. 



The Piman bask(>try is unmistakable. The 

 foundation is of split cat-tail stems {TtjpJta 

 aiKjiisftfoHa) and the sowing is with willow 

 [Sdlt.i- ii!(/i'(() and pods of martynia, but the 

 stitches are so fine and the work so uniform 

 that the surface is not rugose but smooth. The 

 Pima decoration is the exuberance of fretwork. In the National Museum 

 are many old pieces brought home by Army officers. Edward Palmer 

 also collected many, and recently Dr. Frank Russell has enriched the col- 

 lections with material which will be the subject of a special monograph. 

 Coiled work without foundation finds aj)plication among the Pima in 

 the network which supports their g-ourd receptacles. (See fig-. IDS.) 



It has })een said that basket making w^as introduced among the Pima 

 one hundred years ago, when the Maricopa sought shelter among them 

 from the slaughter of the Yuma. At that time the Pima made pot- 

 tery only. On the other hand, the Maricopa allowed basket making 

 to fall into disuse, and now make pottery only. Both Pima and 

 Papago make matting in twilled work, and also carrying fnuues cov- 

 ered with rude coiled lace. 



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GOT'Rn IN COILKI) NETWORK. 



Pima IiidiiHis, Arizon.-i.. 



Cat. No. 7(i0«, X'.S.N.M. 

 (V.IIeoted liy Etlwnr.l I'alnicr, 



