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TWO SUMMERS' WORK IN PUEBLO RUINS 



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was most abuudaut in the Cht'vlou ruin. It does not appear to be 

 common in the interments at Chaves pass, and was only sparingly 

 found at Homolobi. 



In the accompanj'iug cut (figure 00) a portion of one of the best 

 specimens of this matting is shown as a type. The specimen from 

 which this fragment was taken is large, ample enough to cover the 

 head and parts of the shoulders. 



Basketry 



The specimens of basketry found in the ancient burial places were 

 of two kinds, one corresponding with that uow made at Oraibi and 



Flo. 61. Basketry of Oraibi type, from Clievlon (number 1579181. Length abont .5 inches. 



another similar to the basketiy of the Middle mesa. It was the cus- 

 tom to bury these objects witli the dead, as is still a common usage 

 in Tusayan, as receptacles for food and as other mortuaiy offerings. 

 These baskets were ornamented with woven patterns, and in some 

 instances were covered with a thick layer of gi'een, blue, or red paint. 

 In form the}' were generally i)la(iiu'-like, hut one of the specimens 



