These woven specimens are covered with gum from the Pinon Pine and subsequently baked over an open fire until they become as hard as shellac. This coating makes the bottles watertight.
Several Arizona tribes prefer this type of water bottle to any they can procure from the Anglo; they are, therefore, still used extensively in this area. (See Plates [2a] & [2b])
CARRYING (or Burden)
Cases No. 1, 7, 8, 11 and Overhead—Various Tribes.
This type of basket was used by the Paiutes of Nevada and the Gabrielenos and Maidus of California for carrying acorns; by the Quileutes of Washington for carrying salmon; by the Hopis of Arizona for carrying peaches and corn, and by the Zunis of New Mexico for carrying peaches. (See Plates [14c] & [14d])
Case No. 1. Examples of burden baskets used by the Cherokees of the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina.
Case No. 7 and 8: Examples of baskets used by the Karocs of California, showing the “Tump-line” basket with head band attached. (See [Plate 13c])
Case No. 11: Shows a harvest basket of the Cahuilla of California, used in carrying grains. (See [Plate 9a])
CARRYING
Cahuilla or Mission—California
Case No. 13: