412 COILED BASKETRY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA [eTH. ANN. 41 
Rapipiry or Work 
In order to estimate the rapidity with which the women made 
stitches, plain, beaded, or imbricated, Mr. Teit observed each one 
several times for periods of five minutes, a term decided upon because 
in shorter intervals the variation was too great owing to the time 
consumed in moistening the coil and sewing splints and inserting 
new coil material. An effort was made to observe them when work- 
ing with especially long splints, when the number of necessary inter- 
ruptions would be minimized. All of the workers appeared to be pro- 
ceeding at a leisurely rate of speed. There was a slight variation in 
the number of stitches finished during the different times each woman 
was observed, so that the result as given here is only an average. 
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baskets baskets 
No: 16a 10-11 Snleeeee Considered a fairly fast worker but not 
a good craftswoman; careless. 
No: 2a 225 | &9 (eltets» In all respects considered mediocre and 
| rather slow. 
INOS Ss aeene | 15-16 10-11 10 | Considered a fast and good worker; 
careful. 
No. 4______} 11-14 Sa 9 fea Fairly fast and careful. 
No; Sse ops 12 Su|> eee Do. 
ING: Or see 9... AMT AP Average in all respects. 
INOW eee Ops eee | eee Do. 
No. 925 2209 13) je Oe Considered fairly fast and careful. 
Noy LOE 2224 2 |e Se fete Leh Considered quite fast and careful. 
Non 2022 === QH1D) ae le ee Medium in all respects; careful. 
No: 20Sen" = 1O=16 5 |e tee |e Considered a good worker, fast and 
careful. 
Non 245. 14-17 (HHO) {peas = Fast, good, and careful. 
Not 25252822 10=204)| 28 | oe Very fast and good formerly (now eye- 
sight defective). 
NOPD R eae aaNet 8-12) | 
In one-minute periods No. 25 occasionally made four stitches on 
the side of a basket. When she wet the splints and coil the number 
dropped to three, and when she wet her material and also added 
new coil splints she was able to make only two. Once she experi- 
enced some difficulty in passing the end of the sewing splint through 
the awl hole and only accomplished one stitch. No. 1 made six coils 
on the bottom of a burden basket, which measured 4 inches in width, 
during a space of one and one-half hours. The bottom was of the 
elongated watch-spring type. 
