361-53<BR> Lasso or lariat; Navajo; rawhide; l. 12.1 meters; ca. 1870-1880.<BR> This lasso or lariat is braided from four strands of rawhide, made with a knot at one end, and a loop at the other, to form a running noose, to be used for catching livestock around the neck. It is well used. Where Ten Kate got this lasso is unknown, but he mentions Navajo lassos/lariats of rawhide and horsehair, and it is conceivable that he acquired it near Fort Defiance in August 1883. Ropes and lassos of rawhide, buckskin, wool, horsehair, and yucca, done in a variety of braiding techniques, are well documented for the Navajos (Kluckhohn et al. 1971:92-97).<BR>