. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. ABOKIGINAL AMERICAN BASKETRY. 387 Chetimachas. Sonio of thoiii wore removed fifty years a^-o into the Indian Territory, 'riiroug-h the lowlands of these States orow the from the split eanc, idl these tri])es. DKTAIL (IF TWILLED ]!ASKETKY liOKDEU. ChiK'tiiw Indians, Lotiisiana. Cat. No. ('olN-oti-d Fatlu-r 't. interminable cane ])rak(^s, juk make their l)asketry. Tliey follow the twilled pattern of weaviiio-. Even no
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. ABOKIGINAL AMERICAN BASKETRY. 387 Chetimachas. Sonio of thoiii wore removed fifty years a^-o into the Indian Territory, 'riiroug-h the lowlands of these States orow the from the split eanc, idl these tri])es. DKTAIL (IF TWILLED ]!ASKETKY liOKDEU. ChiK'tiiw Indians, Lotiisiana. Cat. No. ('olN-oti-d Fatlu-r 't. interminable cane ])rak(^s, juk make their l)asketry. Tliey follow the twilled pattern of weaviiio-. Even now there may ])o purchased in Mobile, New Orleans, and other Southern cities little baskets of yellow, red, black, and o-reen cane woven in twill, crossing' with the woof two or more warp splints, and manag-inu- the checks so as to pr tlun strips is to have l)otli sides of the bas- ket or mat glossy and smooth. Further on it will be noted that in twined weaving, where the strands of the weft are from split roots, both sides are ren- dered smooth l)y revolving each strand half a turn as it passes through between the warp stems. (See p. -i(><i.) Figs. 123 and li^-i show the detail of twilled l)asketr3' among- the Southern tribes, both in the coarser and finer varieties. In tig-. li!3, lumiber of weft strands; the consequence is a nearly horizontal diagonal effect in the pattern. To form the l)order a few of the warp filaments are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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