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ARTIFACTS 



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FIBER AND LEATHER 



8.\nni.K 



In addition to the wooden saddletrees already mentioned the 



Pimas made them each of two rolls of grass or straw, inclosed in blue 



denim or canvas and bound with a network of rawhide. A specimen" 



in the collection (pi. xv, rr, h) has two such rolls fastened together with 



both horsehair and maguey cords. The top is covered v;ith leather 



taken from two old boot legs. One 



stirrup is wanting; tlie one that 



remains is of native manufacture. 



The accompam-ing cinch (pi. xv,c)'' 



is of horsehair neatly twisted and 



quite strong and serviceable. \Vlien 



used, it was passed over the saddle 



instead of being attached to it. A 



Pima is rarely seen riding bareback, 



and most have good saddles of 



American manufacture. Bartlett 



states that those who rode bareback 



at the time of his visit in 1S50 thrust 



one foot under a loosely fastened 



surcingle.'^ 



Saddlebag 



A coarse net of maguey fiber is 

 made to carr^' bulky objects upon 

 either pack or riding saddles. The 

 fibers are twisted into two strands, 

 which are united to form a rope .5 mm. 

 in diameter; with this the meshes, 

 are made about 12 cm. in length b.v 

 an interlocking knot of the simplest 

 character. The bag in the collection 

 is about 1 m. in length (fig. 3."i). 



Head Rings 



The round-bottomed water jars and many similar heav;y' l)urdens 

 besides were borne upon the heads of the women with the aid of the 

 rings of willow bark in the early days, and now with rings of rags 

 wrapped with cotton cloth.'* Of less common use are the agave- 

 leaf rings, which should be classed as twined basketry.* They are 



olx-ngth. 60 cm.: dianiPtor of rolls at Iho middle. lOcni. Thfy are thickeni'il slightly at Ihn ends to 

 form pommel and cantlc. 



I' Length, 75 cm.; width. 7 cm. 



<■ Narrative, ii, 237. 



dThe bark head ring (fig. 3G. a) is 155 mm. in diameter and the opening in the center is 42 mm. in 

 diameter. 



« Diameter of specimen collected, 10 cm.; height. 165 nun. 

 26ETI1— 08 10 



Fig. 3o. Saddkba, 



