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 25
an appe-tizing soup. They made petticoats of tule and other wild grasses forsummer use, and winter garments of rabbit and squirrel skins. Andwhile all these accomplishments added to the market value of thewomen, it was invariably the most expert in basketry who broughtthe highest price, viz.: two… … i-lG. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BASKETS. of feminine Indian life. The thought of the woman, the art develop-ment, the acquirement of skill, the appreciation of color, the utilizationof crude material for her purposes, the labor of gathering the mate-rials, the objects she had in view in the manufacture…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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