Show a HUGE BASKET FOR GRANARY pima indians indiana of locina county california use big receptacles made of willow by J baltimore the pima indians indiana ot of mendocino county cali cal for many generations stored their winter provisions in largo large willow baskets it was the custom to place the basket gra granaries narles up on a high rude platform supported by poles easily reached by means ot of ladders hundreds of bushels of acorns be sides eld e corn and wheat were gathered and housed in these granaries for use during the winter each basket was provided with a portable lid or top 7 1111 huge basket granary usually these baskets were comparatively not very large recently however the pima indians living near ukiah wove an immense willow basket which Is a rec ord breaker for size from the bottom to the rim the immense basket measures 6 feet while the outside i c circumference cowers covers 25 feet the basket itself when empty weighs pounds and the cone shaped lid we weighs highs 75 additional pounds making a total weight of pounds when filled with acorns grain etc the total weight will nearly reach 1200 pounds very recently this baby basket was p purchased ur chased by dr J W hudson of ukiah aud and by him sold to the institute of arts and sciences of brook lyn N Y the big basket will be shipped to its eastern destination it Is so large that it cannot be put through the door of nn ordinary box car and before being placed on board the car the opening will have to be widened to admit this special piece of ti freight eight |