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 176
astened as it progressed to the one already madeby passing the splint wrapping of the wisp each time it was woundaround the latter through some strands of the contiguous inner coil,with the aid of a bodkin. (Fig. 221.) The bottom was rounded up-ward and the sides were made by coiling the wisp… … FIG. 227. SAUCER-SHAPED BASKET (UNDOUBTEDLY HAVASUPAI). Fig 222 shows the style of weave followed by the Havasupais inmakmg their basket water bottles. The warp is of unpeeled and unsplitwillows of a thickness to correspond to the size the bottle is intended tobe Ihe woof filaments are sometimes…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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