372 COILED BASKETRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA _ [erm.any. 41 
of all are somewhat similar in shape. Yet the Salish among them- 
selves have several different types of decoration, most of which are 
used to some extent by the Thompson, particularly all-over distri- 
butions of small designs and the vertical stripe with small figures. 
These are accompanied by unimbricated backgrounds. The third 
popular arrangement is of large designs on a single field, with or 
without imbricated Boolerounde In fact, the Thompson use the 
single field very commonly. 
The Lillooet are distinguished chiefly by two field arrangements 
and large rectilinear designs, as well as by numerous ‘‘droppers.”’ 
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The Chilcotin, on the other hand, use three fields, the upper and 
lower of which are alike, the center being unimbricated. Above the 
rod which encircles the basket near the rim is a fourth narrow field. 
The Klickitat are inclined to single-field decoration, and the 
designs are distributed along horizontal zigzags which extend from 
base to rim. The zigzags are as compressed as it is possible to 
make them, an effect which increases the apparent height of the 
basket. 
The Thompson are accustomed to the use of practically all the 
simple geometric elements and many complicated ones. The Lillooet 
confine themselves chiefly to rectilinear designs and triangles. Both 
