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shape to those made l)> the Jicarilla but thoy are 

 frequently pitched on the outside as well as inside. 

 Burden or carrying baskets are still in common use. 

 They an^ made by xaried processes of twining which 

 produce (lcc()rati\-c (effects. The material most dc- 



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sired is nudberry the twigs of which are exceedingly 

 durable. In most cases the women do not assign such 

 names to the designs as would lead one to think the 

 patterns are intended to be symbolic. One old woman, 

 however, pointed out on a very crude basket the milky 



