Bos] BASKETRY OF NEIGHBORS OF THE THOMPSON 339 
Figure 102 shows an interesting struggle with the corner in placing 
a zigzag design. 
No doubt many smaller mistakes such as are made by the Thomp- 
son in filling vertical stripes with smaller designs occur in Lillooet 
work. 
Plates 56, e; 57, f; and 58, b, show typical Lillooet forms, storage 
baskets with lids, and another type of household hamper. The 
storage baskets are constructed of flat, broad coils and are especially 
noteworthy for their perfect rectangular forms and beautiful orna- 
mentation. On the first of these the maker saw that her two outer 
vertical stripes would be too wide on the end photographed here, and 
rather than spoil the whole effect chose what was to her the lesser of 
two evils and abruptly reduced their width. If the choice had been 
left to us, it is safe to state that in all probability we should have 
carried the stripes to the top with their original width. 
Views of two baby carriers are given in Plates 42, 7, and 43, a, b. 
A number of sketches of designs and their interpretations are given 
in Figures 103 to 105, the first two of which were taken from Mr. 
Teit’s book on the Lillooet Indians, the last composed of sketches 
which he has since made. 
The striking feature of these 
designs is the number of 
large rectangular patterns 
and the numerous variations 
of fly designs. That the Lil- = ® 
looet share some designs Fia. 102.—Lillooet basket. Peabody Museum 57202 
with the Thompson is to be expected. Mr. Teit says that probably 
some other designs exist than those given here but that they must be 
rare, such as dream designs, realistic figures, or personal marks. A 
dream design is given on Plate 37, ¢,°” which may be compared with 
Sketches 692, Plate 91, and 771, Plate 93, of this volume. Its inter- 
pretation is unknown. It is said to have been used only by the 
woman who dreamed it. 
Realistic figures are seldom used by the Lillooet, and when they 
do appear they are small and are enclosed by some such geometric 
design as Figure 103, s. The eagle, man, dog, deer, horse, and bow 
and arrow are the only objects which have been noted in representa- 
tions of this character. Personal marks are rare. Generally they 
are the initials of names or copies of horse brands and therefore 
modern. It is doubtful whether some other kinds of marks were 
used before these were adopted. The only ones seen by Mr. Teit 
are the letters N and L, but the Thompson use a number of initials. 
% J. A. Teit, The Lillooet Indians, Jesup North Pacific Expedition, vol. 2, p. 207. The specimens from 
which these designs were taken are enumerated in the place referred to. 
The same basket is shown in Livingston Farrand, Basketry Designs of the Salish Indians, Jesup North 
Pacific Expedition, Vol. 1, Part IV, pl. 23, fig. 11. 
