154 INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST: 
of a peculiar sort, restricted to the two ends and sym- 
metrically arranged. Leggings of black wool were worn 
and buckskin moccasins over these. 
Both men and women wear much silver jewelry of 
native manufacture. Necklaces and belts are the 
most elaborate, but the bracelets and the finger rings 
set with turquoise are attractively made. 
INDUSTRIAL ARTS. 
Pottery. All the nomadic peoples appear originally 
to have made crude pottery. The Jicarilla Apache and 
the Navajo still make what is required for household 
purposes. The Jicarilla in former days were rather 
noted for the excellent cooking pots which they made. 
Their ware was seldom painted, the decoration con- 
sisting of ridges or series of points modeled in low relief 
usually near the top. The vessels are molded in a 
similar manner to that employed by the pueblo peoples, 
but they are fired with pine bark which gives them a 
lusterless black surface. As the pots cool they are 
coated with piion gum which is said to prevent their 
breaking. 
The Navajo make vessels similar in appearance. 
They are usually cylindrical in shape and with buck- 
skin stretched over them are used for drums in ceremonies. 
Basketry. It isin basketry that the mechanical and 
artistic skill of the nomadic peoples is best displayed. 
The baskets of both the Jicarilla and the Mesealero are 
quite different from those made by the Western Apache, 
the Yavapai, and the Pima. The Jicarilla baskets are 
of the coiled or sewed sort. The foundation is of three, 
or sometimes five, twigs of sumach or willow. The 
sewing material is made from similar twigs by splitting 
them into three parts and separating the sap wood from 
the heart. The sap portion, which is that used, is 
