PLATE XIV. 

 (Mason. Basket-work.) 



FIGS. 24-26. A wonderful specimen of basketry from the Makah Indians (Nutkan 

 stock). It includes the three distinct types, the plain checker weav 

 ing of the Bilhoolas (Fig. 26, bottom), the twined pattern frequently 

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

 Clallams (Fig. 25). The ornamentation on this class of baskets, as on 

 the commercial baskets of the Haidas, consists of geometric patterns 

 in black, yellow, drab, reds, blues, &c., colors many 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. 



