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Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga

Figure 45. Single-section coconut leaf fan, leaflets short in figures to save space. a, butt end of midrib proximal with natural upper surface upward; leaflets kept closed with leaflet midrib forming far edge of wefts; leaflets on right twisted forward under butt end of leaflet in front, commencing from butt; thus nearest leaflet (1) twisted under leaflet 2 in front of it and 2 under 3, 3 under 4, in succession until leaflet 6 twisted under leaflet 7 in front of it; this ends twisting, for leaf…

Figure 45. Single-section coconut leaf fan, leaflets short in figures to save space. a, butt end of midrib proximal with natural upper surface upward; leaflets kept closed with leaflet midrib forming far edge of wefts; leaflets on right twisted forward under butt end of leaflet in front, commencing from butt; thus nearest leaflet (1) twisted under leaflet 2 in front of it and 2 under 3, 3 under 4, in succession until leaflet 6 twisted under leaflet 7 in front of it; this ends twisting, for leaflet 7 acts as locking weft by passing over 8, under 9, to be drawn toward left to lie parallel with left end weft (9′). b, right leaflets plaited in check, nearest (1) being bent with upward half-turn to run parallel with midrib (10) and pass over and under intervening wefts (2–9) in check technique; next weft (2) similarly treated and so successively are wefts 3–6, upward half-turn of each weft places midrib edge of closed leaflets on right; when sixth weft (6) turned, remaining two wefts (8, 9) left as they are. c. left leaflets twisted in similar manner to those on right as far as sixth (6′); seventh (7′) crossed over to other side as locking weft but in fan examined crossed over both 8′ and 9′ instead of under 8′ and over 9′ due to slip in technique; wefts 1′ to 6′ bent successively with upward half-turn and continue check technique; last two wefts (8′, 9′) left as they are; left wefts (7′, 1′) carried across in check technique through right wefts to reach edge on right defined by weft 6; left wefts (2′–6′) cut short after crossing weft 9′, but in practice are full length; when plaited portions tightened up, right weft (7) will come over to left and lie parallel to 9′. d, wefts from right have crossed over to left and those from left, to right, check stroke being continued; dextral wefts (8, 9, 7′, 1′) on right edge have been doubled over weft 6 to define right far edge and ends passed down under crossing wefts which keep them in position, any excessive length being torn off; similarly on left, sinistrals 8′, 9′, 7, and 1 will be doubled over bounding weft (6′); when wefts above crossing weft (6′) as 8′ and 7, they are doubled over backward and when they are behind as 9′ and 1, they are doubled forward; bounding weft (6′) doubled backward on itself and passed under crossing wefts to fix it. e, in completed fan bounding weft (6) on right has been doubled over first weft (1′) and then passed under crossing wefts (7′, 9, 8) where its cut-off end projects on near side of 8; similarly on left, bounding weft (6′) has been bent backward around the first weft (1) and at back under crossing wefts (7,9′,8′); intervening weft ends dealt with in pairs of which sinistral weft under dextral; first pair on right (5, 2′ in d) supplies the technique; under sinistral 5 doubled over dextral 2′ and follows its first part by passing under crossing wefts 7′ and 8; the dextral weft (2′) doubled over second part of 5 and passes under crossing wefts; other three pairs similarly treated and fan completed with straight serrated edge.

Figure 45. Single-section coconut leaf fan, leaflets short in figures to save space. a, butt end of midrib proximal with natural upper surface upward; leaflets kept closed with leaflet midrib forming far edge of wefts; leaflets on right twisted forward under butt end of leaflet in front, commencing from butt; thus nearest leaflet (1) twisted under leaflet 2 in front of it and 2 under 3, 3 under 4, in succession until leaflet 6 twisted under leaflet 7 in front of it; this ends twisting, for leaflet 7 acts as locking weft by passing over 8, under 9, to be drawn toward left to lie parallel with left end weft (9′). b, right leaflets plaited in check, nearest (1) being bent with upward half-turn to run parallel with midrib (10) and pass over and under intervening wefts (2–9) in check technique; next weft (2) similarly treated and so successively are wefts 3–6, upward half-turn of each weft places midrib edge of closed leaflets on right; when sixth weft (6) turned, remaining two wefts (8, 9) left as they are. c. left leaflets twisted in similar manner to those on right as far as sixth (6′); seventh (7′) crossed over to other side as locking weft but in fan examined crossed over both 8′ and 9′ instead of under 8′ and over 9′ due to slip in technique; wefts 1′ to 6′ bent successively with upward half-turn and continue check technique; last two wefts (8′, 9′) left as they are; left wefts (7′, 1′) carried across in check technique through right wefts to reach edge on right defined by weft 6; left wefts (2′–6′) cut short after crossing weft 9′, but in practice are full length; when plaited portions tightened up, right weft (7) will come over to left and lie parallel to 9′. d, wefts from right have crossed over to left and those from left, to right, check stroke being continued; dextral wefts (8, 9, 7′, 1′) on right edge have been doubled over weft 6 to define right far edge and ends passed down under crossing wefts which keep them in position, any excessive length being torn off; similarly on left, sinistrals 8′, 9′, 7, and 1 will be doubled over bounding weft (6′); when wefts above crossing weft (6′) as 8′ and 7, they are doubled over backward and when they are behind as 9′ and 1, they are doubled forward; bounding weft (6′) doubled backward on itself and passed under crossing wefts to fix it. e, in completed fan bounding weft (6) on right has been doubled over first weft (1′) and then passed under crossing wefts (7′, 9, 8) where its cut-off end projects on near side of 8; similarly on left, bounding weft (6′) has been bent backward around the first weft (1) and at back under crossing wefts (7,9′,8′); intervening weft ends dealt with in pairs of which sinistral weft under dextral; first pair on right (5, 2′ in d) supplies the technique; under sinistral 5 doubled over dextral 2′ and follows its first part by passing under crossing wefts 7′ and 8; the dextral weft (2′) doubled over second part of 5 and passes under crossing wefts; other three pairs similarly treated and fan completed with straight serrated edge.