6 SMITHSOXIAX MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 8/ 



from 2^ coils and 6 to 7 stitches per inch (the coarsest) to 7 coils and 

 12 stitches per inch (the finest), the great majority of specimens 

 having 5 coils and 9 to 11 stitches per inch. The stitches are spaced 

 so that the foundation shows between stitches. In Clifif Dweller ma- 

 terial, the stitch measurements range from 4 to 4.^ coils and 8 to 10 

 stitches per inch (the coarsest) to 5 coils and 17 stitches per inch (the 

 finest). In all Clifl: Dweller material the foundation elements are 

 entirely concealed. In general, the sewing splints used by the Clifif 

 Dwellers are considerablv finer than those of the Basket Makers. 



Fig. 4. — Central pattern of a yucca-ring basket in over-2-under-2 twill-plaiting 

 with concentric diamond pattern, illustrating the type of twill-plaited basket made 

 from the center bottom outward. (This is the typical Cliff Dweller technique.) 



The yucca-ring baskets are made in over-2-under-2 twill-plaiting 

 of yucca strands as a mat and fastened to a wooden rim ring. All the 

 yucca-ring baskets from this site had concentric diamond patterns ; one 

 fragment indicated use of strands of two colors (fig. 4).^ 



BETATAKIN 



There are three specimens of coiled work from Betatakin in the 

 United States National Museum. One is a fragmentary basket 



' Kidder and f^iuernsey, p. log. 



