Lothrop, S. K. (Samuel Kirkland), 1892-1965, Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation · New York : Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation · leaf 156
INDIANS OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO 132 tangular piece was cut for the sides and a circular piece for the bottom of the bucket. Narrow strips of whalebone were then scraped thin and pliable, and the bottom and sides were sewn tightly together (fig. 56, b). Around the inside of the lip a strip … Fig. 56. — ^Yahgan women, a, Rope-making; b, Making a bark bucket. of wood — lena dura, Winter's bark, or barberry — was introduced to give additional strength and to prevent the bark from splitting. Finally a hide thong was attached to serve as a handle, and the whole outside was painted red. In…
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