Case No. 5:
These tightly woven baskets made by _Thlinkits_ of Alaska, were woven
from spruce tree roots which were split by hand. The baskets were used
to hold boiling water for clam cooking. The fibers swelled to such an
extent that water could be retained in the basket for as long as five
hours. Today this tribe purchases a kettle or bucket for their boiling
needs.
(See Plate 9c)
Case No. 7:
These large _Apache_ baskets used for storing grain, were made about
1874. It required as long as three months to produce this type of
specimen and since 1914 very few have been made. The twenty-five cent
burlap sack has replaced it.
(See Plate 6c)
Case No. 9:
This _Cochiti_ bird cage, made of a yucca plant, has been replaced by
metal bird cages.