. How to make Indian and other baskets . igs. 192 and193- 126 HOW TO MAKE INDIAN AND OTHER BASKETS. The North Americans of antiquity were very skillful in administer-ing the twilled technic. From examples reproduced by W. H. Holmesit will be seen that in the ancient weaving of the Mississippi Valley,in its southern portions, the weft would not pass over the same numberof warp elements that it passed under. On the specimen shown () the weft goes over one and under three, or the opposite, eachtime and each way. The Fijians make remarkable baskets by com-binations of this weave. In this co
. How to make Indian and other baskets . igs. 192 and193- 126 HOW TO MAKE INDIAN AND OTHER BASKETS. The North Americans of antiquity were very skillful in administer-ing the twilled technic. From examples reproduced by W. H. Holmesit will be seen that in the ancient weaving of the Mississippi Valley,in its southern portions, the weft would not pass over the same numberof warp elements that it passed under. On the specimen shown () the weft goes over one and under three, or the opposite, eachtime and each way. The Fijians make remarkable baskets by com-binations of this weave. In this country the Chetamaches show mar-vellous ingenuity in the working out of designs in this weave by vary-ing the laying of the splints and the use of different colors. Scores ofdesigns may be made by the curious, but it is doubtful if one can beinvented that these Indians have not long known. (See Figs. 10, n,39 and 40). The ordinary WICKER WORK web basketry of civilization isIndian work, the finest specimens being the plaques of the Hopis,.
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