Pomo Indian baskets and their makers . ntricate patterns, both inthe fiber itself and in the beads or feathers with which it isornamented. The most indefatigable patience is required inthe manufacture of these baskets, as for each stitch an awl-holemust be made and the sharpened end of the fiber threadedthrough. The thread is shaved down to such perfect evennessthat the eye can scarcely detect the shadow of a variation in itsthickness. As the basket is woven, beginning at the bottom,the design is worked from the bottom upward. In working thedesign the fiber is cut and a new piece inserted at e
Pomo Indian baskets and their makers . ntricate patterns, both inthe fiber itself and in the beads or feathers with which it isornamented. The most indefatigable patience is required inthe manufacture of these baskets, as for each stitch an awl-holemust be made and the sharpened end of the fiber threadedthrough. The thread is shaved down to such perfect evennessthat the eye can scarcely detect the shadow of a variation in itsthickness. As the basket is woven, beginning at the bottom,the design is worked from the bottom upward. In working thedesign the fiber is cut and a new piece inserted at every changein color. In feather work each feather is plucked from the pre-pared skin of the bird, and neatly caught in a stitch, which isthen pulled so tightly that the feather cannot be detached exceptby breaking it off. When kaia is used, a thread is carriedalong under the woof and the kaia threaded on as are usually put on in the same way, but on some beauti-fully beaded baskets the beads are strung on the woof Thk Gakter Snake Design in Pomo Baskets. I/>/,//,- „1 POMO INDIAN BASKETS. 27
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