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Indian basketry, and How to make Indian and other baskets (1903)

James, George Wharton, 1858-1923, James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 · Glorieta, N.M., Rio Grande Press · leaf 114

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or other mah-ha for food, to packingof fuel. This weave has long since been abandoned, except in caseswhere ;ts use adds extra strength and variety to baskets of diherentconstructions. Later he writes of this weave: This weave or weft isidentical with our three ply braid or plait. It is too… … FIGS. 9S-102.ORNAMENTED •SHI-BUOF THE POMAS. He also describes tsa-wam: This is to braid with a single filament.Ii is found only in the baby transport cradle, which is always made bymen. It is a series of half stitches crossing back and forth, and isefficient for binding the warp firmly. The coiled…

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