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lengtli. Tlip hark is removed by catchinj; it at the mi(hllo of tiie 

 twig in tlie teeth and raising it far enough to insert the thumbs of 

 botii hands between the bark and the wood, and then running tlie 

 thumbs outward to the ends of the twig. Two such movements 



a b <i 



Fig. 57. n, Willow splints: h, niartynia: c. Cottonwood. 



sirffice to strip the twig, wliich is then sj)ht into three or four strips 

 at the smaller end with the teeth and the splitting carried to the other 

 end of the twig by carefiil manipulation with both hands, so that the 



Fig. 58. Bundles of martynia pods. 



strips may be as even as possible. These strips are kept in coils, 

 which are fTom 10 to 15 cm. in diameter (fig. 57, a). Willow bark is 

 also used in basketry, both alone (cradle shields) anil in conjunction 

 with other materials (grain baskets). 



