THE ANCIENT BASKET MAKERS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH 
American Museum, that has a design similar to this one, and 
the weave of the basket is practically the same. 
Turning to the coarser weaves we have on page 23 two baskets 
that show conclusively that they were made for every-day use. 
Coarsely One is a bowl-shaped piece eleven inches in diameter 
Woven and four and one-half inches deep; it is of the usual 
Baskets. coil pattern, but coarsely woven as compared with 
those already noted. This basket was used until the bottom 
gave out and even then it was not discarded. It was mended 
with strong strips of split willow and each strip included two 
coils. The basket was strengthened to such an extent by this 
reinforcement that it was really as good as new. The second 
basket shown on this page is made of yucca leaves. It is four- 
teen inches in diameter and four inches deep. This form and 
weave are common among most of the modern Pueblo tribes and 
even the finish is the same. It is also found among the Apaches 
and Pimas. The rim is a willow stick over which the yucca ends 
have been bound and tied, the tying being done on the outside. 
A number of smaller baskets of this type are shown in the case 
and one of them is figured on page 23 among the baskets shown 
with their original contents. 
The basket last mentioned is exactly like the large yucca 
one, except in size, and in the plate cited we may see it as it was 
Storage found. It is filled with beans, which must have been 
Baskets. raised in quantities by the ancient people, since a great 
many have been found in the debris of the rooms. 
The basket shown above the one just mentioned is rather pe- 
culiar in form, since the bottom is oval, a rather unusual shape 
Oval in pre-historic baskets. Most of the baskets from the 
Baskets. . caves are round, but several of the oval form have been 
found; enough, in fact, to show that the shape is not a freak. 
This specimen is eight inches long, three and one-half inches 
wide at the top, two inches wide at the bottom, and four and 
three-quarter inches long. Its depthisfourinches. This basket 
is of the three-stick weave, and the materials used are the same 
as in the others. The bottom is flat and there are two coils of 
black separating the top and bottom. There are two pointed 
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