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Indian basketry, and How to make Indian and other baskets

James, George Wharton, 1858-1923, James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 · 1903 · Glorieta, N.M., Rio Grande Press · 428 pictures

A study and craft manual on Native American basketry by George Wharton James, first issued in 1903 and reprinted by the Rio Grande Press for collectors, ethnographers, and basket makers. Line engravings and halftones show baskets in profile and from above, with weave diagrams and stitch details; the overhead views give radial geometric patterns usable as ornament, rosettes, or repeat motifs.

Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making

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