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America or the snow-shoes furnished with sinew among the Eskimos. 

 The latter use a double-pointed needle, with the thread hole in the mid- 

 dle, but the natives of Central America and Mexico employ a needle 

 of wood or bone about 4 inches long and one-tenth inch in thickness. 

 Around the uprights of this specimen are ropes for lashing on the load, 

 and a staff, with a crutch at top, serves the double purpose of a cane 

 and a rest. 



In a former paragraph allusion was made to the correlation of primi- 

 tive agriculture with transportation. At the borders of Mexico gourds 

 raised by rude processes begin to appear as vessels. In the example 

 here figured a long gourd, holding a gallon or more, is inclosed in a 

 net-work of yucca twine, laid on in coils, with half hitches above, and 

 with the standard open net-work below (Fig. 10). A bandolier of com- 

 mon rag furnishes the carrying-strap. This specimen was collected 

 from the Pi mas by Dr. Palmer. 



The Diegenos belong to the Yuman stock, and dwell about San Diego, 

 California. A rude carrying basket or wallet, collected by Dr. Palmer, 

 is made of sticks in open work, held in place by a series of twined 

 weft (Fig. 11). The handle is a common bale of string. There is noth- 



Fig. 10. 

 Carrying-gourd. 



(Cat. No. 7G047, U. S. X. M. Pima Indian?. 

 Colorado Kiver. Arizona. Collected by 

 Edward Palmer.) 



Fig. 11. 



Basket for Cactcs-fkutt, etc. 



(Cat. No. 19742. V. S. N. M. Dipgrno? Indians. San Diego, Call 

 fornia. C lollected ly Edward Palmer.) 



ing striking about the specimen, excepting the occurrence of twined 

 weaving so far south. It will be remembered from former studies that 

 this style of textile gives place to the coil in northern California. In 



