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facilitating description and refcrence tlian as a strict classifica- 
tion (Plates I to IV). 
l'ypc i. There are eiglit examples of Type i, whicli in its 
simplest form consists of rods or strands, probably ruslies or 
stems of grasses, of varying thickness, laid side by side with 
strands of the same material woven through them at riglit 
angíes and appearing at more or less regular intervals. In 
several instances the weft seems to be of cord or twisted fibres. 
Figure i shows a portion of a fíat base (T i) measuring 
26"'" 1 x and from 9" 111 ’ to 12"'"' in thickness, entirely covered 
with markings. The arrangement of the few weft strands visible 
suggests a pattern, but it is impossible to be certain of this 
011 account of the small size of the fragment. Varieties of the 
type are seen in figures 2 and 3, where two elements of the 
warp are bound togetlier with fair regularity by tliree or more 
strands of the weft. The first fragment (B 2) measures 34 a1 " 1 
x 37 m "’, the thickness varying from 6 n,m to y™" 1 . The markings 
llave the appearance of a 11 ornamental border, as tliey occupy 
a strip of about i2 n,,n in depth, the remainder of the surface 
being plain. The other (B 4) is part of the side of a vase. It 
measures x 2i mm and is not quite 5 o1 " 1 thick. Figure 4 
shows a fragment (B 20) measuring 45 mm by 49 ram , the thick- 
ness varying from 5 mm to 6'”" 1 , with a partly obliterated im- 
pression on the smoothed exterior. Figures 5 and 6 show the 
most finished form of the type, the weft being much more 
regular. The one is a small piece (B 3), probably from the 
side of a vase, measuring J9'. n ’" x 23 mm and between 5 mm and 
6mra j n thickness. The other (B 6) is 26 nim x 27 a101 and 7 11 " 11 thick, 
and may be part of a base. From it the method of weaving 
this kind of basketwork is readily apparent. The elements of the 
warp are cauglit up in pairs by the weft, which passes alternately 
over and under eacli pair at regular intervals. This kind of 
weaving is that seen on bowls from El Bañado (*), Quilines 
and Fuerte Quemado ( 2 ). A very small piece, 20 ,nm x 25 mm and 
about 4 mm thick, has five lines of impressions (B 17) (fig., 7). 
Lastly there is part of the base of a small vase showing a clear 
impression of three rows of basketwork, with, at the junction 
of the base and sides, four imprints of cords. The fragment 
measures 27“"' x 35"”" and is 9' mn thick (B 19) (fig. 8). 
( 1 ) Antiquite$. % etc., vol. I, ríate 11 , fig. 3 . 
( 2 ) Exploraciones arqueológicas , etc. fig. 7 1 » P • 75- 
