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 249
FIG. 320. FIG. 319. BRAKE. into which the diiTerent patterns were divided, that of the feather isby far the most important. It seems to occur in several differentforms. The simplest of these, perhaps, is shown in figure 324. The … FIG. 32 PlNE-CONE. PJG. -^-dl. VINE. characteristic feature of the design appears to be the notched or saw-tooth edge, in imitation of an old custom of thus notching the arrow-feathers by burning. In figure ;^2^ the design appears in a slightlydifferent form, the notched feathers being arranged in…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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