26 



SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS 



VOL. 8 



is regular twilled-twine to the rim, three-strand twine (fig. 15) at 

 the rim and the rim finish consists of two rows of loose coiling, with 

 noninterlocking stitches on a scrap foundation. The twine stitches 

 trend upward toward the right. No decoration is discernible. It seems 

 likely that in shape and technique these baskets were similar to modern 

 Havasupai burden baskets. 



Fig. 14. — Twilled-tvvining. 



Fig. 15. — Three-strand twining. 



LITTLE COLORADO RIVER REGION, .\RIZONA 

 Ch.wf.s Pass 



In the United States National Museum are fragments of coiled bas- 

 ketry secured by Fewkes at this location.* They show evidence of 

 having been painted with red and blue paint. The stitches are non- 

 interlocking ; the foundation is three-rod-triangular (fig. 11), com- 

 posed of very fine thin rods. The fragments are so badly battered 

 as to make any further comment hypothetical. 



'U.S.N.M. Xo. 157925. 



