128 INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST. 
baskets are very similar to those made by the Apache 
and other neighboring tribes. The coiled foundation 
of the Pima and Papago baskets, however, consists of 
a bundle of small strands. The Pima formerly used 
the leaves of a rush which grew by the Gila River. 
Pima Trays. 
The Papago, and in recent years the Pima, use the 
leaves of a yucca. The sewing material, that which is 
visible on the basket, is of willow twigs from which the 
bark has been removed and the twig itself split and trim- 
med to a convenient size. The Papago now make many 
