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made from the pita fiber, the strings of which loop in the same man- 

 ner. In Peru the same stitch occurs, and now from Patagonia and 

 Tierra del Fuego we receive examples of the same method of weaving. 



Fig. 41. 



OSTJAK "BABT-JUMPEE." 

 , (From Seebohm's "Siberia in Asia.") 



The insertion of a rod or a bundle of rushes serves to convert the open 

 net- work bag into a water-tight wallet or a rigid basket. 



Fig. 42. 

 Ostjak Cradle. 



(From Seebohm's " Siberia in Asia.") 



