The mystic mid-region, the deserts of the Southwest . itiesor saints in the Hopi calendar is the seeming miscalculation in the weav-ing of patterns is by design, as in the instanceof patterns which apparently are calculated torun entirely around the basket but fail to joinat the place of meeting. The opening is pur-posely left that the evil spirits may find a placeof exit and pass out before they have opportun-ity to work harm to the possessor of the colors in the design have their sicrnifi-cance. Red means triumph or success ; bluesignifies defeat ; black represents
The mystic mid-region, the deserts of the Southwest . itiesor saints in the Hopi calendar is the seeming miscalculation in the weav-ing of patterns is by design, as in the instanceof patterns which apparently are calculated torun entirely around the basket but fail to joinat the place of meeting. The opening is pur-posely left that the evil spirits may find a placeof exit and pass out before they have opportun-ity to work harm to the possessor of the colors in the design have their sicrnifi-cance. Red means triumph or success ; bluesignifies defeat ; black represents death ; whitedenotes peace and happiness. Colors are alsoused to designate the points of the symbolizes the north because, as theIndians explain, the light of the morning isyellow in the winter season when the sun risestoward the north instead of directly in theeast. Blue stands for the west because theblue waters of the Pacific are in that is the sign of the south, for that is theregion of summer and the red sun. White. Desert Haskct-Makcrs 103 represents the east, for the sk)- L^^rows white inthe east at the risini^ of the sun. With most tribes red is a sacred color. Itis symbolical of blood, which is the life andstrength of man, and is therefore the sourceof his success and achievement. A variety of material is used in basket-mak-ing, and by observing the kind of materialused the expert collector is able to determinevery closely the authorship of the basket, aswell as to read from the designs the purposefor which it was created. Different tribes usedifferent materials, and, naturally, those foundnearest at hand. Southern California Indiansmake use of tule and certain fine grasses foundin that part of the State. The Pomos, who areexceedingly adept weavers, use a tough slough-grass, capable of being split, and willow use willows and certain fibrousplants found growing in the strange canonwhich is their home. The Hopi Indians usey
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