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THE PIMA INDIANS 



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6. O'pilniusult, " parallel lines doubled on themselves" (pi. xxiii). 



7. Pan ika'kita, "coyote tracks" (pi. xxix). 



S. Sa'-ai, "figured," plain design witii radiating black l)ars 

 (pi. xxviii, e). 



9. Si'hitaldrwutcim, "spiral," w.horled or spiral designs (pi. xxiii). 



10. Si'sitci'tcrfik, "very much figured," the flower pattern 



(pi. XXVIII). 



11. Stoa, "wliite," having a few narrow lines. 



12. StJp'epHtchn kakaitoa, "striped with black and white," a 

 general term for designs in alternating black and white lines. 



1,3. Ta'sita, "set" or "prearranged," the swastika and suavastika. 

 14. Tco'ho-otcilt, "crooked lines," the fret. 



Fig. 63. Ki 



In tlie Golden Age of Pimeria all Inirdens were borne by the women, 

 either upon their heads with the aid of the head ring or upon their 

 backs with the unique contrivance wliicli they call kiaha (fig. 6.3), 

 a name that it may be well to retain for tlie purpose of precise descrip- 

 tion, as the term "carrying basket" suggests the conical receptacle 

 of other tribes, which is an entirely different affair. The kiaha, 

 though unwieldy in appearance, is very light and strong, and heavy 

 loads of wood and other bulky articles may ])e jiiled upon the frame- 

 work, as may be seen in the series of pictures (pi. xxxiv a, b, c, d), 

 which illustrate the manner in which the kifdia is loaded while set 

 on the ground with the two long front frame sticks and a separate 

 helping stick (fig. 64), forming a tripod. After loading the kiaha, 

 the old dame is seen in h rising to her feet with tiie aid of the help- 

 ino' stick. Had she had to carry a baby in its cradle she would have 



