Figure 46.—Feather fixation of eighth tier (a) and side ornaments (b-d). a, clamp bar consisting of two leaflet midribs (1) in front and five at back (2) between which tropic bird feathers are arranged in groups with quill ends (3) cut off and projecting 15 mm. below bar; lower ends of feathers tied together (4) below bar and some tied in twos (5) above bar; one group wrapped with bast fiber (6) above bar with small red and yellow parakeet feathers (7) fastened by wrapping to feather group; groups of feathers arranged along bar at intervals and elements of bar clamped together by cord (8) which makes spiral turns along bar to fix feathers in position; bar is 375 mm. long, and feathers project above it for 120 mm. b, thick braid 55 mm. long with tropic bird feathers (2) with cut-off quill ends laid obliquely along it, commencing at upper end; top feathers fixed by transverse turns of cord (3) which is carried down to fix next feather and so to lowest, where a group is fixed in same manner; some of these are used in horizontal bar clamps. c, thick braid (1) with tropic bird feathers (2) attached to each end with close transverse turns (3); ornaments hang by middle of braid so as to form a curved ornament. d, cord (1) with feathers (2) attached at intervals by similar transverse turns.