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 86
nally madefor carrying and storing water, as well as for the uses already indicated ;and hence the lightest, cleanest and most durable materials wereselected. These are found in various species of willow, the chippa ofthe Southern Indians, while the fibers of the red bud (Cercis occident-alis)… … FIG. 74. A PORTION OP THE PLIMPTON COLLECTION, SAX DIEGO, CAL In a country where the grasses are tougli and pliable, like thesea-island grasses of the Aleutian archipelago, baskets have mostlybeen constructed from such fibre and are soft and pliable, partaking ofthe nature of bags. Where the lithe…
Indian baskets -- North America · Basket making
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