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1965-1971. 1965,(42158); 1966, (42159); 1967, (42160), Fig. 642; 1968, 

 (42162) ; 1969, (42163) ; 1970, (42164) ; 1971, (42105). The two 

 last are almost flat ; the rest saucer or bowl shaped and quite 

 deep. 



1972. (421G6). Basket of coarse wfllow ware ; platter-shaped. 



1973. (421G7). Conical-shaped basket of closely woven variety. 

 1974- (42168). Ileniispherical-shaped basket of the same class ; small. 

 1975. (4216!)). Cylindrical basket ; small. 



1976-1981. 1976, (42170); 1977, (42171); 1978, (42172); 1979, (42173); 

 11)80, (42174); 1981, (42175). Small cylindrical-shaped peach- 

 baskets made of flat yucca leaves. Fig. 545 is an illustration of 

 that class. 



1982-1987. 1982, (42195); 1983, (42196); 1984, (42197); 1985, (42198); 

 1986, (42199), Fig. 544; 1987, (42200). Examples of the same 

 class. 



The following baskets are made from the broad leaves of the 

 yucca, woven or plaited crosswise in a very simple manner, and 

 wrapped at the rims with leaves of the same plant. The texture 

 of the weaving is quite coarse, not sufiiciently close to hold any 

 material smaller than corn or fruit : 



1988-2006. 1988,(42176); 1989, (42177); 1990, (42178); 1991,(42179); 

 1992,(42180); 1993,(42181); 1994,(42182); 1995,(42183); 1996, 

 (42184); 1997,(42185); 1908,(42186); 1999,(42187); 2000,(42188); 

 2001,(42189); 2002,(42190); 2003,(42191); 2004,(42192); 2005, 

 (42193) ; 2006, (42194), are all specimens of this class well shown 

 in Fig. 543. 



DOMESTIC IMPLEMESTS, TOYS, ETC. 



2007. (41700). A Shinumo blanket loom, with a blanket partly com- 

 pleted, with all the fixtures and implements employed in the art of 

 blanket weaving. This art, however, attains its highest degree 

 amongst the Navajos. 



2008-2009. 2008, (41707), and 2009, (41708), are looms exhibiting differ- 

 ent modes of weaving. 



2010. (41709). A loom with a partly finished garment. i 



2011. (41683). Fig. 546. Blanket-stick for tightening strands of blankets 

 during the process of weaving. After the thread is passed through 

 from one side to the other this stick is placed over the thread and 

 then firmly beaten down. The following numbers are implements 

 of the same kind. They are called sooqua. 



2012-2020. 2012, (41684); 2013, (41G85) ; 2014, (41686); 2015, (41687); 

 2016, (41688); 2017, (41089); 2018, (41690); 2019,(41691); 2020, 

 (41692). 



2021. (41888). Blanket stretcher, «!t-/ie-g«e-ftey. 



2022. (41166). Eeed frames, used in weaving belts and garters, called 

 qucy-hii-wu1c-ta. 



