276 COILED BASKETRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA [eTH. ANN. 41 
FILLERS 
Figure 62 shows the presence of a filler, the most interesting 
feature of which seems to be the beginning of another zigzag which 
the maker soon discovered would not fit in the remaining space and 
therefore abandoned for a small filler. Otherwise the distances 
between the points are remarkably constant and accurate. 
In such a basket as that shown in Figure 63 the vertical series re- 
quire a circumference division, but the design in itself presents prob- 
lems of horizontal balancing of the arms, as well as their vertical 
spacing one from the other. Discussing 
io this specimen, Doctor Haeberlin says: 
ee There are in most of these vertical arrange- 
ments four rectangular areas which lie one below 
eae the other, downward from the rim (fig. 63, a). 
= But this idea could not be carried out in all 
cases because of the pronounced curvature of the 
basket walls. The result is that the ornamental 
combinations seen in sketches b, c, and d also 
occur. At each right corner (b) on all four faces 
a short design of only two rectangles is found. 
Really these are fillers. 
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In addition, at one place, not at a 
corner, the unusual and incongruous device 
shown in sketch ¢ is placed between the 
usual ornaments which are here too far 
apart. The women quite often resort to 
some such means of filling large spaces, 
and the type of figure chosen depends 
entirely upon the individual taste of the 
5 artist. Sketch d shows another odd treat- 
Fic. 63.—Fillers on side of basket. ment at the top of one of the usual orna- 
DEAE es ments which can not be explained on the 
ground of filling a space, but rather seems like an instance of play- 
ing with the design element. 
The rectangles of all the ornaments vary greatly in length, ranging from 2 
to over 5 inches. Inasmuch as the basket appears to be very old and a number 
of stitches have been broken it is not always possible to locate mistakes in tech- 
nique or in carrying out the color scheme, which is here executed in white and 
black. The black imbrication material is cloth and forms the outline of the 
figure. 
Doctor Haeberlin says that the basket maker has succeeded well 
in placing the corresponding rectangles of the figures along the same 
coil. Their leftward lean is particularly noticeable, although they 
have been trued in the sketches. 
