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Jid.sLili'jj. At Zuni iind Jlopi, baskets (juito similar 

 to those found in the prehistoric ruins are still j)laitecl 

 of yucca leaves attached to a heavy wooden rim. Rude 

 carrying baskets and cradles with a basketry band 

 for the protection of the head are in general use. At 

 Hopi, decorated, nearly flat trays are also made, but 

 those of Oraibi are strikingly different from those of 

 \\w iiiiddk^ mesa where the coiHng method is employed 

 and \(My thick foundation coils are used. The Oraibi 

 niak(^ use of twinin"' with the foundation material 



Hopi Pottery'. 



radiating from the center. These flat baskets are used 

 in ceremonies, certain features of which the decorations 

 often symbolize. 



Weaving. Recently weaving which flourished in 

 earlier centuries has declined; at first because of the 

 large output of the neighboring Navajo and later from 

 the introduction of European goods. The garments 

 needed in the ceremonies are still made at Hopi and 

 every bridegroom must weave or have woven a trous- 



