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would have taken longer than that." The wilal was oblong in shape, 

 13 inches deep, and lo inches wide. Its meshes were ^ by | inch. It 

 had an adjustable 53-inch-long braided carrying strap. A 24-inch draw 

 cord was attached in such a manner that the opening could be closed, 

 or, if he wished to form compartments in the wilal, he could use the 

 cord to lace the wilal either horizontally or vertically. Two bottles 

 were thus carried, in vertical position, one in each compartment; in 

 one instance, eggs w^ere placed in one compartment and tomatoes in 

 the other. Chances for breakage were lessened thereby. A 6-year-old 

 boy carried his school papers and six eggs in a spherical wilal. His 

 mother had put the six eggs into the bottom, laced the wilal horizon- 

 tally over them, and then put his school papers in the upper com- 

 partment and laced the opening. The mother had netted the wilal, 

 but an older brother had collected the nocha and made the cords. The 

 wilal was 6 inches at greatest width, and 3 inches at the opening. 

 A 30-inch carrying strap allowed it to be suspended from the shoulder, 

 but since the boy was carrying eggs this day, he had shortened the 

 strap and was carrying it by hand. 



Kiilko are generally woven of voqui by women specialists. The 

 weaving must be loose enough to allow water to pass in and out of the 

 basket "in case I want to wash potatoes of dirt, for example, as I walk 

 home with them through a river." Cofiaripe women favor voqui of 

 the copihue ; it is found throughout the area. Some women use voqui 

 of pallpall. 



The kiilko shown in plate 46, 4, was made of copihue voqui by a 

 Conaripe woman (pi. 46, i) who had become a specialist in making 

 these baskets to help support her family, her husband being a non- 

 landowner in the area. Her school-age children had obtained the voqui 

 from wooded lands nearby. The kiilko measured 12 inches across at 

 the handle and 14 inches at right angles to it ; its depth was 8 inches. 

 In general, these baskets approximated 14 to 16 inches in length, 14 

 inches in width, and 8 to 10 inches in depth. Small kiilkos were made 

 for small children. "These were for useful purposes ; not for play." 



Chaiwe (pi. 46, 5) are twined of voqui of esparto. They must be 

 so loosely made as to allow liquids to drain off freely. Specialists in 

 kiilko making also make chaiwe. In general, chaiwe are pot shaped, 

 and are from 8 to 10 inches at greatest diameter and from 6 to 9 

 inches in depth. The chaiwe illustrated is 10 inches at greatest di- 

 ameter, 8^ inches at shortest diameter, and 8^ inches deep. 



Llepii (winnowing trays) (pi. 46, 3) are made of quila. Men make 

 them, using the coil technique. "It takes a strong hand to do this 

 weaving, for it has to be very tight." Their shape is that of a conical 



