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pocket, a scabbard, and a woman'j^ reticule. The Basilaii Moros call 

 it see-bah'-kan; the Jacanes, tahni-pee'-pee. When the bolo is in it, 

 the basket is called doo'-hoong. Dimensions: Height, 13f inches; 

 diameter at the top, 5 inches. Gift of Dr. E. A. Mearns, U. S. Army. 

 Structural parts. — Bottom; body, in shape of a cavalry legging 

 pinched together at the bottom; border; carrying parts, only a por- 

 tion of which are present; and ornamentation. The structural parts 

 at once awaken interest through the economics displayed in uniting 

 the greatest capacit}^ and strength with the least weight of the vehicle. 

 (See ligs. 1 and 2, showing front and l)ack views of specimen.) 



Fig. '2.— Jacanese boi.o case. Back view, showing the strengthening strips for carrying 



AND the method OF ATTACHING BY MEANS OF MALAY KNOTS. 



TecJiuic. — Its technical processes are as follows: The bottom is worked 

 from soft wood and is divided into quite distinct portions, the outer 

 and the inner. The former is the footing — keel-shaped, parallel-sided, 

 and rudeh' carved in front. The inside portion, acting as a lining to 

 the bottom, is in shape of a long, elliptical dish, to serve as a rest for 

 the weapons and other belongings (fig. 8). The furrow between these 

 parts receives the textile elements of the inner basket. 



The technic of the bod}^ is in uniform, rigid splits of bamboo, in 

 two series — the inner, one-quarter of an inch; the outer, one-half an 

 inch wide. These are woven in four directions — horizontal, dextral, 

 sinistral, and vertical. The inner series are the foundation, and are in 



