Person - Inde' basket makers occasionally put people in their designs, but do not give details about the people. It could also have been used in ceremonies. When Roosevelt Dam was built between 1905 and 1911, many, many people came from far away to help construct the dam. It was built in the Inde' homeland and so brought the Inde' in contact with many new people. A lot of these people appreciated the beautiful baskets and bought them from the women who made them.
Carved lines are easy to make with a pencil, paint or even clay.
They are much more difficult to make when weaving a curved design on a basket or some cloth. The shape and lack of flexibility of the weaving material and the framework on which weaving is done makes the curves very hard to do.