PLATE XIII. 



(Mason. Basket- work.) 



Fig. 22. Openwork carrying basket of the bird-cage or fish-trap style of weaving 

 made by the Clallam Indians (Selish stock). The frame-work is a rect- 

 angle of large twigs from the corners of which depend fonr twigs, joining 

 as shown in the fignre. To this fiame-woik arc lashed smaller rods run- 

 ning horizontally and vertically, making a lattice- work with any desirable 

 size of meshes. Finally, spruce-root splints are coiled around the crossings 

 of these lattice rods. In this particular example the coiling is not contin- 

 uously around the basket, but on each side separately in boustrophedon, 

 but in the pretty Makah baskets, woven in this style, the coiled thread 

 continues around without break from the beginning to the end of the 

 ■work. The handles for the attachment of the head-strap are loops of 

 spruce-root cord set on at the corners. Collected in Washington Territory, 

 by J. G. Swan. Museum number, 23430. 



Fig. 23. Showing the exact .method administration in this form of basketry. It 

 should be closely studied with reference to Makah basketry and Congo 

 shields and baskets. 



