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shredded fiber of cat-tail {typha latifoUa). The sewing is in splints of 

 willow, the stitches passing over the foundation and interlocking with 

 those underneath. The sewing material is somewhat rigid so that the 

 stitches are not pressed home, and the foundation shows between. 

 Many of the stitches are split in the sewing, but it does not appear that 

 it is systematically done for the purpose of ornamentation, as is the 

 case with the Salish and Klikitat tribes of the farther north. The 

 designs are in splints of martynia pod. The elements of decoration 

 are in threes and, dou])tless, ha^■e symbolic meanings, but these are 

 not known. Diameter, 11:^ inches; height, 3|^ inches. 



Fig. 203. 



coiled granary. 



Pima Indians. 



Collected by Kdward Palmer. 



This specimen, Catalogue No. 5548 in the U. S. National Museum, 

 was collected in Arizona by P^dward Palmer. 



Fig. 203 is a small granary of the Pima Indians, Piman family, in 

 coiled work. The foundation is a bundle of wheat straw a^'eraging• 

 about half an inch in diameter.. The sewing is done in willow bark, 

 the strips \'arying in width from a quarter to half an inch. No 

 attempt is made to crowd the sewing material so as to hide the founda- 

 tion; indeed, this would be impossible because of the width of the 



