Figure 49.—Coir cap and frame. a, coiled cap: foundation coil seems to be lengths of sennit braid and coiling element of sennit braid, making an average thickness of 8 mm. for coils; direction of coiling left to right, ending at rim in a flap (1, 1) formed by two reverses with end lashed to coil above at 2; diameter at rim 250 mm., height 256 mm.; concavo-convex contour of sides apparently due to weight of central rod in frame which has pushed apex down slightly and decreased height of cap. b, frame: lateral rods (1, 1) lashed to cap by cords passing around them and through cap; rod diameters 8 to 12 mm.; vertical rods (2, 2) also lashed to back of cap and nearer to middle line than front lateral rods; hoops (3, 3) of vine 5 mm. thick passed around vertical rods at various levels and tied to them; disposition of other oblique rods to strengthen frame could not be distinguished accurately. A piece of vine also attached to rim at back. Top ends of vertical rods bent down (4, 4). A central rod (5) 20 mm. thick and 764 mm. long inserted by a pointed end into top of cap, but its fixation to frame could not be made out without endangering feather attachments. A thin bar of wood (6) is lashed transversely to upright rods (1, 1). Lengths of folded coconut-leaf stipule (kaka) 18 mm. wide and 11 mm. thick used to form additional uprights (7, 7), and longer one on right bent to form an upper cross piece (8). Another folded piece of stipule 14 mm. wide, 11 mm. thick, and 285 mm. long used as a lower cross piece (9) and lashed at either end to lateral rods. c, stipule uprights and cross pieces: covered with small red and yellow parakeet feathers before being attached to cap; thin thread of bast (1) tied to one end of folded stipule (2); feathers in small bunches laid in row (3) on front surface of stipule and thread passed from left to right over quills (4); thread carried around back in spiral to follow same technique with next row of feathers which cover quills and thread of preceding row.