Figure 41. Simple eye shade (taumata). a, midrib strip split off from right side of leaf and section bearing seven leaflets cut off; four leaflets (1–4) on right function as natural sinistrals; strip bent up on left and three leaflets (5–7) bent in as dextrals; the four sinistrals and three dextrals interlaced in check with open leaflet, b, plaiting proceeds by turning lowest sinistral (4) on left with upward half-turn to cross sinistral 3 above it in check; left edge formed in same way by successive half-turns; on right, edge formed by turning lowest dextral (5) with upward half-turn to cross dextral (6) above it and function as sinistral; next dextral (6) turned and plaiting continued until other six wefts have crossed sinistral (6) which is key weft for change in position, c, plaiting moved so that what was left edge is toward plaiter; key weft (6) is bent upward over crossing weft (5) and returns parallel to its previous course; other six wefts now sinistrals; edge formed on left by turning up lowest sinistral (5) with upward half-turn to cross sinistral 1 above it and function as dextral; other sinistrals (1–4) successively turned up with upward half-turn and function as dextrals; lowest dextral on right (6) takes upward half-turn and crosses the others as last sinistral, when it is left projecting at left edge; sinistral 7 takes half-turn across top sinistral (6); again, six dextral wefts; these plaited in three-ply braid, first ply being formed by middle wefts (2, 3); two lowest wefts (5, 1) form second ply which crosses first while remaining two upper wefts (4, 7) form third ply which crosses second ply; three plies plaited in free tail (8) and knotted; end of free weft (6) on right simply knotted to crossing weft (7); coconut leaflet (9) knotted around first leaflet (1) on right; leaflet 9 and braid tail (8) used as strings to tie at back of head to keep shade in position.