Nusbaum, Jesse L. (Jesse Logan), Kidder, Alfred Vincent, 1885-1963, Guernsey, Samuel James, 1868-1936 · New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation · leaf 160
96 BASKET-MAKERS and produce a variation in the otherwise monotonous texture of the fabric (see pi. XL VIII, c). The second unusual specimen is a very small piece. The foundation of the coil consists of a single twig completely encased in a padding of yucca fiber (fig. 11). The sewing splints are… … Fig. 11.— Diagrammatic drawing of single-rod weave. padding and so hold the coils together. The weave is coarse: 4 coils and 7 stitches per inch. Both the above are merely variants from the normal coiled basketry of the cave; the two remaining pieces represent an entirely different technique. They…
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