156 INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST. 
leaves to serve as a welt. The material used for sewing 
is chiefly obtained by splitting the leaves of the narrow- 
leaved yucca. These are used green, partly bleached to 
a yellow, or entirely bleached to white. A red material 
is obtained from the root of the yucca. These decorated 
Mescalero Unfinished Basket. 
baskets are made principally ‘for sale, although they are 
used to some extent for storage. The water Jars are 
similar in shape to those made by the Jicarilla, but 
they are frequently pitched on the outside as well as 
inside. Burden or carrying baskets are still in common 
