PLATE XIV. 



(Mason. Basket-work.) 



Figs. 24-26. A wouderfnl specimeu of basketry from tbe Makali Indians (Nutkan 

 stock). It includes tbe ihree distinct types, the plain checker weav- 

 ing of the Bilhoolas (Fig. 2(i, bottom), the twined pattern frequently 

 mentioned in this paper, and, lastly, the bird-cage pattern of the 

 Clallanis (Fig. 25). The ornauientation on this class of baskets, as on 

 the commercial baskets of the Haidas, consists of gecmietric patterns 

 in black, yellow, drab, reds,- blues, &c., coloismany of which are ob- 

 tained from traders. The straws are dyed and the pattern is alike on 

 both sides. Collected at Cape Flattery, by James G. Swan, in 1876. 

 Museum number, 23346. 



