. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 230 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. They 'Avo then woven around with a fine .splint and placed on a revolving- drum or form and tilled up the required hight and set in the sun to dr}" for six hours. The}" are then shaken hard b}" striking the bottom on the floor, which causes the splints to settle tight together and prepared for the rim. They next proceed to fasten the handles to the sides and put the rims or hoops on l)3'ti
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. 230 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1902. They 'Avo then woven around with a fine .splint and placed on a revolving- drum or form and tilled up the required hight and set in the sun to dr}" for six hours. The}" are then shaken hard b}" striking the bottom on the floor, which causes the splints to settle tight together and prepared for the rim. They next proceed to fasten the handles to the sides and put the rims or hoops on l)3'titting- them into the notches made in the handles and binding them tightly with tine splints. The different st3des are made ])y using' different-shaped drums and vari- ously colored sj^lints, the lat- ter lieing done by dipping the splints before weaving into dj^es. The most curiously made l)askets are those for the char- coal and eelpots. The charcoal baskets are shaped like a tray and are car- ried on the head by the coal carriers. The eelpots are used as traps for catching eels. The wood is prepared for them in the same manner, and they are made on a form about 40 inches long and in the shape of a bot- tle minus the bottom, and have a funnel arrangement at either end, which is detacha))le. D. Wrappeduiork. — \V rap- ped basketr}^ consists of flex- ible or rigid warp and flexible weft. Examples of this tech- nic are to be seen in America at the present time among the Indians of southern Arizona for their carrying frames. (See flg. 13.) The warp extends from the rigid hoop, which forms the top, to the bottom where the elements are made fast. Firmness is given to the structure l)y means of two bowed rods crossing at right angles at the bottom and securely lashed at the top. The weft, usual! v of twine, is attached to one of the corner or frame pieces at the bottom and is wrapped once around each warp element. This process continues in a coil until the top of the basket is reac
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