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Show THE ANCIENT BASKET MAKERS OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH the outer coil.' From this point to the end of the coil is a little more than an inch, and the finishing half of this portion is done in the " herring- bone stitch." Inasmuch as all the other baskets on the shelves are of the same form and general workmanship as those already described, Sifter we will pass on to those on the floor of the case. Here Baskets. we find a type, shown on page 17, which is unusually interesting. It is a sifter basket of the single- stick variety and the weave is very peculiar. The basket is nine and one- half inches in diameter and two inches deep. The fact that it is a coiled basket makes it doubly worthy of notice. Sifter baskets are found among the Apaches, Pimas, Pah Utes and Pomas of the present day, which are, however, of the bam tush weave. Open- stitch work is seen to- day among the Klikatats of Wash-ington and in the Attu baskets of the Aleutian islands. This basket is made of willow and is well preserved. It is not dec-orated, but the stitch is a peculiar one and therefore lends a charm that claims our attention. An examination of the spec-imen, or even of the photograph, will serve to give a better idea of the structure than could be gathered from a description. While considering the large baskets it may be well to ex-amine those collected by McLoyd and Graham and then return to the smaller specimens in the Wetherill collection. THE McLoYD AND GRAHAM COLLECTION. The McLoyd and Graham collection occupies the southern half of the large case. The first specimen to be considered is the second one from the right on the first, or bottom, shelf, and it is probably the most beautiful example of pre- Columbian basket-work in existence. The basket is of the three- stick weave, with flat bottom and flaring sides, and is seventeen and one- half inches in diameter and five inches in depth. The highly orna-mental geometrical design, in black and dull reddish brown, is illustrated on page 19. This basket, like many others, was found buried with the body of a child which had been wrapped in fur- cloth and deerskins. From the aesthetic standpoint, this basket is a treasure, and its utilitarian value must have been |