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 344
circular coils,two and a half inches in diameter, and sewed to the sides. F issmaller and the two upper coils are made oval so as to afford twoslight protuberances which act as handles. B is a dainty little basket,to which A is the lid. It is two and a quarter inches across at the bot-tom-, and the… … FIGS. 73, 74, 75. MANUFACTURE OF SPIRALLY COILED WEAVES. and firmness. A basket must sit firmly on the table and be tightlywoven. No wobblety bottom, and no slovenly work in the sideswill be tolerated. Here are two important things to be attained. Figs. 73, 74, 75 clearly show the Indian method of…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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