Boas] THE TECHNIQUE OF COILING 165 
Kind of basket Size of basket spe Comments 
Mm. 
Thangolar. Vy. 22 > Minalloe ee ae 5-6 | Right. 
Dot! BREE Peetu. Bh Om st Loy 4-5 | Right; considered fine work 
but not too fine for fancy 
basket. 
Oblong, box shape_-| Medium (fancy) --- 6 | Right. 
13d) eather Large (fancy) -__-- 6-7 | Good. 
(3) O88 [a 6h ge gh el Dan tt Sette 6-7 Do. 
Prey Seas. b Srvalligeee cereus u 6-7 Do. 
MGs: - fans tac|see—2 da. sepid ain 4-5 | Unnecessarily fine but right 
because sufficiently rigid. 
It was claimed that this 
size of coil would be too 
small for a large tray. 
The tray would be too 
flexible. 
WO io se Large. 8 a 7 | Good; one with 6 mm. 
coils also passed; one with 
9 mm. coils considered 
too thick. 
Burden baskets: 
SEAS jelohol ee oes 7 | Good. 
1D Yo Se ae ie ee ee See 6 | Passed. 
1D fo SiS ell ey es eee eels 9 | Too thick. 
[Shon 62 0CE) conga lela pga gaps ania ele 6-7 | Good. 
AY ae eee HE ae Sa Pie LEA 8 | Not too thick. 
Msisei ses es ees Mediumis- 3520220 7 | The best; but some thought 
8 mm. better; one meas- 
uring 6 was not too flex- 
ible. 
ESHER CHITICUS ae e |b ee eters Ste se ean Se 38 | Good. 
DDE) RAMEE bs SEALs ARs Ne OY 37 | Passed. 
DosR eee BAe SE UE ye a Leal oe, 8’ 10 | Unnecessarily thick; did not 
| look well. 
2 Partly flat, partly round coil. 8 For round coil. 
From this table it would seem that coils 5 to 6 mm. in diameter 
(in most of the baskets 6 mm.) are considered to be the best size for 
small baskets, irrespective of shape or purpose. The coils of fancy 
baskets range around a diameter of 5 mm., although smaller ones 
are not objected to. In medium-sized baskets 6 to 7 mm. is a good 
coil diameter, while the larger, heavier baskets require 7 to 8 mm. 
For large .stliik or storage baskets coils of 8 to 9 mm. are considered 
not too thick. One with a coil which appeared to be about 10 mm. 
thick (though not measured) was condemned as being unnecessarily 
clumsy. No difference is discernible in regard to size of coils for the 
different divisions of the tribe, and it seems the people are not aware 
of any. The differences in size of coil and rigidity are all individual 
within the Thompson area, although Lillooet baskets are usually as a 
