264 COILED BASKETRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA _[eru. ann. 41 
gradual adjustment of figures along the sides and ends can not always 
be made. The two paramount difficulties of the continuous horizon- 
tal band are the rounding of the corner and the treatment of the 
jump, although in successive horizontal rows, each with its distine- 
tive type of figure, a third problem of keeping these properly aligned 
presents itself. 
In a design such as that shown in Plate 46, d, some women would 
certainly try to have the points of the central row of “stars” or 
diamonds touch the centers of the triangles above and below, but 
this is practically an impossible 
feat, if the latter are to be kept 
Ne HAND all of a size, owing to the increas- 
a ing length of the field. To render 
such a plan feasible it would be 
Db necessary to enlarge or spread out 
iN the triangles in the upper series, 
\ Si a ee Ht and this would throw them out of 
at ca ieee 3 EN eet proportion with the lower series. 
( AA CORBODSDEO Di The woman who made the basket 
CG AER aH) My probably knew from experience 
HUUUcU AKAN: NG eee AD) ie that an exact symmetry and bal- 
x Wee H aa Mb je ance could not be maintained be- 
ee mn He tween the different “layers” of 
Mc a Ly designs, and therefore gave her 
1 gu EAEIDD chief attention to properly spacing 
‘/ ae Ht the “stars,” letting the triangles 
take care of themselves. 
While a few women constantly 
attempt to bring about harmony 
between different bands bearing 
unrelated designs, most of them 
have probably observed that at 
Fig. 48.—Corner of basket. A.M.N.H. least they themselves have no suc- 
Teen cess, and therefore treat each sec- 
tion independently, especially if there is no very obvious relation 
between the designs in each. 
In a three-banded arrangement, where the upper and lower bands 
are alike, frequently the designs in the upper can be placed exactly 
over those in the lowest band, with room at either end near the cor- 
ners for an additional element. This is a very satisfactory method, 
especially if the elements are “stars,”’ crosses, or diamonds. But where 
meanders or mouth designs Bartels the basket or are applied all-over 
fashion, as in Figures 48 and 49 and Plate 11, 6, the problem is com- 
plicated greatly because the notches are continuous, not spaced, and 
the slightest miscalculation in the first row at the bottom in such a 
