Figure 216.—Feather decoration of Atiu god: a, coir cord (1) 2 mm. thick with end (2) doubled over and feathers (3) attached to it with thread of bast (4). b, strip of coir fiber (1) 25 mm. long with straight end (2) to which feathers were tied, served as intermediate holder to attach to a cord (c). c, fiber holder (1) attached to doubled-over cord (2) by thread lashing (3). d, two separate bunches (1, 1) of black feathers lashed around quills (2) and lashed (3) to doubled-over coir cord (4). e, doubled-over fiber holder (1) with red feathers tied to cord with knotted end (2) and tropic bird tail feathers (3) tied lower down. f, coir cord carrier (1) with four holders 58 mm. long, with ends doubled over (2) to which feathers were attached by single coir fiber still in position; bast cord (3) looped between holders and end tied to standing part by two spaced overhand knots; cord was lowered through top of slits in dome head and used to pull carrier with feathers down into slit and tied to lower ends of head panels. g, thick coir braid (1) 22 mm. wide, 9-10 mm. thick, and 360 mm. long, covered on front with small red feathers either singly or in small bunches with spiral bast thread (2) passing over quills; cord or fiber holders (a, b) with feathers were also laid on in pairs (3, 3) and fixed in same way as red feathers; tropic bird feathers were added at lower end of braid. Four lengths of braid, in position, were hung with a fine thread through their commencement end to the dome slit crossbar; one was loose, and the sixth was lost. h, tuft of human hair seized with single coir fiber.