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 60
FIG. 27A. THE AUTHOR DESCRIBING THE N.A.VAHO SACRED BASKET. above the head. All this time the wailing was kept up. and tearsrolled down the cheeks of the best mourners. At the height of thedance, at a signal from the leader, all the baskets were thrown intothe fire, and, as the last flame from them… … 5° INDIAN BASKETRY CHAPTER V.BASKET MAKING PEOPLE. As elsewhere stated, the scope of this book is limited to the basketryof the Southwest, the Pacific Coast and Alaska. It is within theseboundaries that the art attained its highest perfection (as far as whatis now American territory is concerned)…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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