Figure 103.—Triple triangle lashing; double loop technique. From oblique crossings, turns change to alternate lower and upper loops crossing in front. a, right: from position 8 in figure 102 d, braid (9), keeping below upper oblique turns on right side of foot, passes to front where it turns obliquely upward on left below upper oblique turns, crosses back (9) of shaft, and descends vertically (10) on left of previous vertical turn, b, front: first lower loop (9, 9) in which turn 9, instead of continuing obliquely downward, turns upward below upper oblique turns on left side of foot. c, right: from last position a,10, braid crosses under shaft, ascends above lower oblique turns on left side, loops over previous loop (9) in front, descends (11) on right side above lower oblique turns, crosses under shaft, and ascends vertically (12) on opposite side. d, front: shows first lower loop (9) crossed by first upper loop (11). e, right: from last position c, 12 a series of lower loops by technique a, b, and upper loop by technique c, d are made alternately so that two upper loops and three lower loops are added to first two (9, 11); last turn shown descending (13). f, front: showing first lower loop (9), first upper loop (11), and additional loops.
Note. If this technique is continued with double loops, loop crossings will continue to develop the one anterior triangle shown in e; but as braid in vertical turns around shaft will always be to the left, other triangles cannot be developed. This technique is used in Tubuai, Austral Islands (5, pp. 155, 156).