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INDIANS OF THK SOl TllWKST. 



tains, houses, plcts of ground, trails, and gates. It is 

 seldom, however, that they are combined in such a way 

 as to make a connected composition. The Jicarilla at 

 the present time make almost no use of baskets except 



Mescalero Unfinished Basket. 



w^ater jars. These are made of close coihng in the 

 shape of a jug. The inside is coated with pinon pitch 

 which has had its consistency reduced by boiling. 

 This renders the vessel water-tight and provides an 



