directly "fixing" themselves with the texture of the imbricating
material, thus preceding the complicated processes of to-day,
when mordants are essential to success in "fixing" dyes; a fact
which affords a useful illustration of what can be achieved by

intelligent observation unaided by the resources of modern
science!

Geometrical yet widely varied as were the many designs used
in imbrication some authorities suggest that a few embody
references to tribal myths. Those most in use were varied ap-
plications of the arrowhead, stars, zigzags, and others described,
for instance, as "flies" or "necklaces," "wild rice" or convent-
ional birds. Note that caution is necessary for the same design
may be variously interpreted by both individuals and by tribes.

In all cases designs were jealously guarded, respective
methods of tribal decoration being quickly recognizable by ex-
perts. The Thompson woman usually distributed her pattern evenly
over the whole side of the basket, whereas the Lillooet worker
confined hers to the upper part leaving the lower portion un-
decorated, or with what are called "droppers" below. Among the
Chilcotin three bands are usual: the upper and lower being wider
and the central one narrower, left undecorated, or with a dif-
ferent design from those above and below.

Method of Imbrication.

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