KIDDER—GUERNSEY ] ARCHEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS IN ARIZONA UTS 
The fur string was generally produced by wrapping yucca cords 
with thin strips of rabbit skin, the end of one strip being caught 
under and held in place by the beginning of the next. The hides 
of other small animals as well as that of the mountain sheep also 
served; the latter seems generally to have been tanned before use, 
all the others to have been applied raw. Ribbons of very tough 
skin, like that of the badger, were sometimes merely twisted on 
themselves instead of being wound about a cord base; and occasion- 
ally two strips, one hight colored and one dark, were twined to- 
gether to produce a spirally striped effect. Ornamental tassels were 
made by catching bits of the thick, dark fur from rabbits’ feet 
through the strands of yucca string in the same way as was done 
with some of the pieces of feather string (see fig. 83). 
For weaving the fur strings into cloth they were laid side by side 
and held in that position by widely spaced rows of twined yucca 
cords. 
Cepar Bark 
Cedar bark was a very important raw material in Basket Maker 
industry ; more so, apparently, than among the Cliff-dwellers. It was 
used for making cradles, sandals, torches, and as padding in bed 
nets and baby carriers. 
Bags of cedar bark, whole and fragmentary, were found in both 
caves. The best specimen (fig. 84) is a nearly complete sack 11 
inches long and 9 inches wide. Its foundation is of bundles of partly 
shredded bark running from the top down across the bottom and up 
the other side; they are held in position by twined rows of yucca 
string. The piece is light and strong, and, while of too open a mesh 
to have held corn or small nuts, it must have made a serviceable re- 
ceptacle for larger objects. 
Plate 80 shows other articles of cedar bark: @ and 6 are torches; 
d is a ring, presumably used when carrying burdens on the head; 
c, e, and f are problematical objects, the latter a queer T-shaped 
bundle unlike anything that we have seen in southwestern collec- 
tions. 
LEATHER 
Uses of leather and hide noted under other heads are: robes, 
sandals, cradle lashings, cover for ball (p. 192), and fur string. 
Pollen pouch.—F¥ igure 85 represents a small, bottle-necked sack 
of soft-tanned skin 5 inches long. It is made of two pieces cut to 
match and sewed together with a running stitch. The seam is on the 
inside and the orifice will just admit the little finger. When squeezed 
the bag throws out a fine dust of pollen as if it had once been used as 
a container for that substance. Also from Cave I came half of a 
similar pouch (A=+2240). 
