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How to make Indian and other baskets (1903)

James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 · New York : H. Malkan · leaf 100

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road splint on which theyrest—are crossed from bottom to top under every other spoke, form-ing a little nipple or elevation between the spokes. Then moretwined sweet grass completes the sides, which are bound as beforedescribed. The lid is made in like manner. The round basket of Fig. 6 is composed… … FIG. 145. SPLINT AND PLAITED SWEET GRASS B ASKETS.Courtesy Hyde Exploring Expedition, New York. sweet grass twined in up to the top. Then the spokes are turnedin, and the rim strengthened with other splints and bound with anarrow splint. The lid, however, is made quite differently. For this the…

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