140 ARTS AND CRAFTS OF GUIANA INDIANS (ETH. ANN. 38 
the Makusi (fig. 37 A), sifters (sec. 
359) of the Siusi (fig. 37 B), the belly 
baskets (sec. 439) of the Arekuna 
(fig. 37 C), the edging of the Arawak, 
ete. (sec. 405), trays (fig. 37 D), 
the interspaces between individual 
warps and wefts may be very patent, 
and due to purpose, as in the case of 
sifters, or to methods of construction, 
as in the belly baskets. In this 
checker variety must be included the 
method of weaving adopted in the 
foundation of certain Patamona 
baskets (sec. 416), where a pair of 
strands replaces each single element 
of the type specimen (fig. 37 E). 
In this case the very thickness of the 
strands prevents close apposition. 
107. Wicker—‘ The warp of one 
larger or two or more smaller ele- 
Fic. 37.—Forms of weaving—checker ments is inflexible, and the bending is 
Caer NT kanes mr done in the weft.” In Patamona, ete. 
(sec.417) blowgun cotton baskets (fig.387 F), Arawak and Makusi arma- 
dillo pattern pegalls (sec. 431), and certain of the knapsacks (fig. 
SiaGpPel). 
108. 7 willed.‘ Each element of 
the weft passes over and then under 
two (fig. 38 A, B, C) or more (D, 
E) warp elements”; in Guiana 
twilled basketry the warp and weft 
would appear to be sometimes in- 
distinguishable. In the Wapishana 
knapsack covers, Patamona and 
Akawai trays (A), Arawak, etc., 
sifters (B), belly baskets (C), and 
trays (D), Carib mats (E), ete., as 
in the checkerwork, the presence or 
absence of interspaces is purposeful 
or accidental. Place will perhaps 
have to be found here for the Ma- 
kusi farine sifter (sec. 358), pre- 
sumably commenced as twilled work 
ra 
each weft element passing over Dy At 
a then under tl ¥ ihe " 56 66) 
anc under three warp ele- A 
ments), with every alternate vertic: 
)s every ulternate vertical Fic. 38.—Forms of weaving—twilled. 
