1.3.02026-10-15generalkatalogRådata1643777arkivStatens museer för världskultur - Etnografiska museetSMVK-EMDokumenthttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/arkiv/16437771938_01_1938_53_1938_01_1938_2/File_01543, 1938.36Boksida ur Etnografiska museets generalkatalog.246 1938.36. forts. pin or a needle two narrov strips of the blade on each side of the mid-rib are taken. The rest is discarded. Many trips are made to the beath befor a sufficient amount of grass is gathered and pre- pared for a single basket. From an armful of gras gathered, often there, is just enough of grass lef to equal the thickness of a thumb. The strands are then dried, some in the sun to bleach, others in the shade to retain the natural calor; As a general rule these grasses are placed in a pillow slip and the woman is very careful to watch that no rain or dew touches the drying material. A number of days are required to dry the grass in this mannen. This destroys the fallacy that the Aleutian baskets are made under water. During the weaving process, if the grass becomes too dry or brittfe, it is dampened by rolling the bunch in a damp cloth for a short time. :efter each stitch of weaving the strand must be given a half turné For this the weaver moistens her finger and thumb in her mouth or has a little water in a bowl for thi purpose. During the weaving.process the basket is suspended head downward by a few strings attached to the bottom. At times the weaver holds the work in her lap, but in the majority of cases it is suspended. There is a wooden form which is used to shape the basket during the period the weaver is not.working on it. There are two methods of weaving - the over and the under method; in the latter the work seems finer. The time required for completing a basket varies according to the skill of the weaver and the spare heurs at the disposal of the woman. When one considers the [ocr]image/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/tn/1752538/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/image/zoom/1752537/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#pdmarkEtnografiska museetUtgången upphovsrätthttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/samling/1022348http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/arkiv/html/1643777http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/arkiv/xml/1643777http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/arkiv/rdf/1643777