Boas] BASKETRY OF NEIGHBORS OF THE THOMPSON 349 
as short lines at equal distances depending from the rim or in groups, 
particularly in twos. They are separated into two fields, an upper 
and lower, or all over one large field or in long lines in groups of 
three extending the full length of a single field. Pattern No. 7, 
Figure 106, represents the large checks used in all-over fashion to 
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Fic. 107.—Chilcotin designs 
cover one field. The triangular design elements, 8, are variations 
of those given in Figure 107, g, which are known as “arrowheads.” 
They occur mostly in opposed rows to fill a horizontal zone, but 9 
and g’’ are of course vertical series. The designs 10 are probably 
meant to represent a beaver, stream, and trap. No interpretations 
have been secured for 9 and 18. Nos. 28, 29, and 30 are known as 
