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 246
ogether by thecorners, to form a sinuous chain running around the basket. Theseparate parallelograms here are said to stand for the segments of theearthworms body. Of very frequent occurrence on baskets from Sacramento valleyand the foothills is the design representing the c|uail (311). In this… … FIG. 312. FLYING GEESE. are used at times in the decoration of the feather-baskets, being wovenin while the basket is being made, and standing out all over whendone. The use of the birds plumes does not, however, seem tohave been restricted to baskets which had the quail design. Two other designs…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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