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arranged along the white stripe are much more evident at first glance 
than the vertical stripe with its straight edges and central design of 
truncated triangles, yet it would seem that this is the form intended, 
judging by other stripes of similar character. It would be quite 
impossible for the maker not to see the other possibility involved 
here, and that the people did observe the charm of the reverse 
patterns is evident in many of the baskets of this group. Basket 7 
in Plate 36 shows this recognition in the stripes which are like those 
of Plate 39, b, but with dark triangles doubled symmetrically. There 
is no doubt that arrangements of triangles such as these are suggested 
by reverse patterns. The division of the stripe vertically inté pairs 
of two right-angled triangles occasionally gives rise to a very curious 
arrangement which, because of its apparent lack of symmetry, does 
not seem at all typical of either the Thompson or Lillooet. Nor is it. 
This may be seen on the lower specimen on Plate 49, a. Here the 
color combination 
is accountable for 
the apparent gross 
breach of art eti- 
quette in the associ- 
ation of what seems 
to be two series of 
black right-angled 
triangles which 
trend in opposite 
directions but face 
the same way. The design in reality is the series of superimposed 
isosceles triangles which are divided through the center into two 
sections of contrasting colors. The remaining background series of 
necessity are developed in opposite colors. This is the only specimen 
that has been noted which displays such incongruity, which, after 
all, is not faulty as far as arrangement goes, but merely in regard to 
coloring, since it emphasizes one-half of the design and one-half of 
the background, giving to them an apparent association which does 
not and should not exist. 
Some unusual and elaborate subdivisions of the vertical stripe 
taken from photographs which were too poor to be reproduced as 
plates, are given in Figure 45, while the plates throughout the book 
give numerous other examples. 
The diagonal stripe is very rare indeed, but seems to be coming 
into vogue on the newer baskets. Plates 27, a; 36, h; 41, b; 42, b, are 
illustrations. On trays it gives the impression of rotation (pl. 17, i). 
DESIGN ELEMENTS 
Before taking up the question of the treatment of designs and their 
adaptation to given fields in detail it is necessary to make a survey 
of the elements and their variations which are employed in their 
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Fia. 45.—Designs on vertical stripes 
