Figure 31.—Feather technique. a, double-ended feather holder: short length of two-ply coir cord (1) with tufts of split black feathers (2, 2) tied to each end with transverse turns of single coir fiber (3, 3) in which commencement end near feather quill is buried, finishing end passes back under last two turns and is pulled taut; feather tufts project beyond lashing for 60 mm. b, cord holders (1) are bent in U-shape and placed between two elements of braid foundation (4) so that feather tufts all emerge from same edge; thin cord (5) run spirally around both foundation braids and between pairs of tufts to bind braids together and fasten feather holders in position. c, stick rosette: short stick (1) with thin cord (2) tied near top (3) with feathers (4) arranged in circle with quills against stick; cord (2) takes spiral turn around quills to fasten them to stick; first few circles formed of short whole feathers. d, view from above, showing end of stick (1) and short feathers (4) forming rosette. e, after addition of short feathers (4), long split black feathers (5) are attached to stick by continuous spiral turns of lashing cord; after last circle of feathers, cord is continued in close spiral turns (6) to cover in and fix quills, thus forming a stick rosette; lower seized end of rosette is placed between two foundation braids (7) and fixed by spiral turns of cord (8), as in b; stick rosette projects above foundation braids for about 55 mm. f, covering of foundation braids: white tapa cloth (9) is folded to width requisite to cover foundation braids (7) below and at two sides up to emergence of feather tufts (3) and stick rosettes (5); cloth is kept in position by a thread (10) of bast fiber which is wound in wide spiral turns around cloth-covered foundation; at free ends cloth is wrapped completely around foundation braids. g, ring carrier with 8 holders is made with a long strip of coir fibers (1) to form foundation strip. Another strip of fibers of equal thickness is doubled around foundation strip and twisted into two-ply cord (2) which ends in an overhand knot. Seven such cords are formed close together around middle part of foundation strip. The two ends of foundation strip are brought together and twisted into eighth cord (5) and so form a ring from which the 8 cords radiate. Long, split black feathers (3) are then applied to cord with quill ends close to ring and fixed with transverse turns (4) of thread in same manner as feather tufts in double-ended holders. The eight cords are treated in similar manner, outer free ends (6) of cords being mingled with feathers. h, foundation ring (1) is compressed so that tufts are arranged into two sets of four, as shown. Another ring carrier with six holders was similarly treated to form two sets of three. i, the set of eight holders (6) is laid longitudinally on braid foundation (8) behind line of other holders and stick rosettes, and a set of six holders (7) is laid upon it. A thick bast cord is passed in two turns (9) over middle of the two ring carriers and around foundation braid to secure carriers in position, being done before tapa-cloth wrapping is applied. Six double sets of ring carriers, each double set consisting of 14 feather-bearing holders, are distributed evenly along band.