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YUKI BASKETRY

BY
ISABEL T. KELLY

CONTENTS
Page
Introduction .... ....................................................................................................................... 422
Coiled ware............................... . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. .. .. . . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .... . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . .... .. . .. . 423
Use and shapes............................................ .. .................................................... 423
Materials........................... .. ....................................................................................... 423
Start of the coil... . . . . . . .. . . .. . .. .. .... . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .... . . . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. 424
Progress of the coil; interlocking of stitches ...................................................... 424
Structure of the coil . . ... . .. .. . .. .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. . . .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . . .. .. . .. 424
Fineness.... . . .. . . . . . ... . . .. . .. .. . .. . . . . .. . .... .. .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. . . . . . .. .. ... ... . .... .. . .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . . 425
Rim finish................ . .. .. .... .. .. . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .... .. . .. . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . .. . .. . . .... .. . . .. 425
Design disposal......... .. .. . .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . 426
Relation of design to shape of basket.............................................. . ... 427
Repetition of design elements....... . ............................................. .................. ... 428
Gap in joining of horizontal ban:ds. ................................................. . .... 428
Design treatment of the rim............ . ............................. ........................... ... 428
Motifs and designs............ . ..................................................................... 429
Relation of Yuki coiling to that of other groups......... .................. . ...... 431
Twined ware.......................................... . . . ... .... . . .... .. ............................... 438
Materials.......................................................... .................. . ...... 438
Initial arrangement of warps...................... . ................................................ 439
Kinds of twine. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . .. . .. . . .. .. . . . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .... . .. . .. .. . .... . . .. . .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 440
Progression of twine.............. . ..................................... ...................................... 441
Rim finish of twined work.. . .... ......... .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . .............. ..... . ...... 442
Twined decoration ...... .. ..... 442
Summary ....... . . 443
Explanation of plates ...... .. .... 444
PLATES
(Following page 444)
120. Coiled ware
121. Coiled ware
122. Coiled ware
123. Coiled ware
124. Coiled ware
125. Coiled ware; twined ware
126. Twined ware
127. Twined ware
FIGURES IN TEXT
1. Rim finish of coiled ware....... . .............................. .......................................... 429
2. Coiled basketry designs.... . .... . . . ........ .... .. . . . ......................... ....... 430
3. Coiled basketry designs........ .. . . ...... . .. ........ .. . ................................ 431
4. Distribution map of quail tip motif. .... ............. . ...... . ................................. 432
5. Various forms of quail tip motif... ......................................................................... 434