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THE PIMA INDIANS
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pinole in and also served as drinking cups. They were light and indestructible. They are no longer made and but two were seen on the reservation.
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| Fig. 69. a, Old sieve; b, modern sieve. |
Head rings of agave leaf (fig. 36, b) are occasionally seen, but they are supposed to have been adopted from the Papagos (see p. 113).
Fig. 70. Sleeping mat.
Oval sieves were made of willow rods, and were very useful in cleaning seeds,and in separating juice from pulp in a variety of plants
