“By driving the splints with a long bone, the weaving was made firm and strong”
When the baskets became very dry, the wood shrank and this made little holes in the baskets.
But the women soon learned to stop the leak by mending the baskets with pitch.
THINGS TO DO
Find baskets that are woven in open work.
Find baskets that are woven in close work.
See if you can find a water-tight basket.
Draw a picture of the women weaving baskets.
Weave a basket or a mat in close work.