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Samoan Material Culture

Figure 160.—Braiding lau'ie leaves (filinga lau'ie)

Figure 160.—Braiding lau'ie leaves (filinga lau'ie).

Figure 160.—Braiding lau'ie leaves (filinga lau'ie).

Three strips of the discarded tua are knotted together. The knot is held between the toes and a three-ply braid plaited (1). The alo strips (2) are added to the braid by placing a pair of butt ends against two plies and bringing the third around them to continue the plait. So with spaced turns of the plaiting on one side, a pair of alo strips are added and when a convenient length is reached, the braid is knotted.