Natural history . ALEUTIAN BASKET that such fine and beautiful baskets can be made in such places, andwitli such light, the specimen here illustrated having from twenty-fiveto thirty stitches to the inch. John Smiths Indians used to suspendtheir baskets from the limb of a tree during the weaving, but thesepeople hang theirs from a pole after the bottom has been completedor support them on sticks thrust into the ground, weaving the sides down-ward, that is with the basket upside down. The Aleuts make several weaves. This basket is of plain twine-weave with two exquisitely wrought rows of hemsti
Natural history . ALEUTIAN BASKET that such fine and beautiful baskets can be made in such places, andwitli such light, the specimen here illustrated having from twenty-fiveto thirty stitches to the inch. John Smiths Indians used to suspendtheir baskets from the limb of a tree during the weaving, but thesepeople hang theirs from a pole after the bottom has been completedor support them on sticks thrust into the ground, weaving the sides down-ward, that is with the basket upside down. The Aleuts make several weaves. This basket is of plain twine-weave with two exquisitely wrought rows of hemstitching on the bottom,while the sides are decorated with four borders of false embroidery. .1 NEW BASKET 135 The encircling- bands, composed of lines and rectangles are in red,green and blue worsted and silk thread and white skin from the throatof a fish of the sculpin family cut into fine threads. On the lid are three more bands, with an attractive medallion in. colors on the knob or handle. The technique of the false embroideryis interesting, as the patterns are woven into the texture, but not thioughto the inside of the basket. At each stitch where the design is desiredas the two weavers which form the weft inclose the warp spoke, the outerweaver is wrapped by the colored thread. Within the knob on thecover are several pebbles that rattle when shaken. The sound is con-sidered to resemble the rattling of stones on a beach as they are movedby the waves. A full discussion of this subject can be found in theCraftsman, March, 1904, and Masons Indian Basketry.
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