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Arts and Crafts of the Cook Islands

Figure 249.—four feather objects (British Mus., L.M.S.). a, bunch of eight split black feathers (1), fairly stiff, projecting 154 mm. above lashing (2) of single coir fiber with seizing, 18 mm. long, and thickness at upper edge, 5 mm. b, coir cord holder: 1, three-ply cord, 135 mm. long to feather lashing (5); 2, end of coir fibers of cord (1), unraveled and projecting 172 mm. above lashing; 3, split black feathers, 108 mm. long from lashing; 4, outside layer of short white feathers, 37 mm. lon…

Figure 249.—four feather objects (British Mus., L.M.S.). a, bunch of eight split black feathers (1), fairly stiff, projecting 154 mm. above lashing (2) of single coir fiber with seizing, 18 mm. long, and thickness at upper edge, 5 mm. b, coir cord holder: 1, three-ply cord, 135 mm. long to feather lashing (5); 2, end of coir fibers of cord (1), unraveled and projecting 172 mm. above lashing; 3, split black feathers, 108 mm. long from lashing; 4, outside layer of short white feathers, 37 mm. long above lashing; 5, lashing of fine oronga thread, extending 10 mm. c, pearl-shell holder: 1, unique pearl-shell holder, 80 mm. long, 8 mm. wide, 6 mm. thick, with half holes on one edge where evidently broken off after drilling holes, lower free part 44 mm. to feather lashing (6); 2, three tropic bird tail feathers and long black feathers (3) tied to holder by separate lashing (4); lower layer of short red feathers (5) tied over other feathers by a separate lower lashing (6). d, double braid holder: 1, sennit doubled at lower end, 13 mm. wide, 11 mm. thick; 2, white tapa wound around sennit, which is separated into two ends (3, 3) above and divided tapa wrapped around each limb, 9 mm. wide; 4, unraveled sennit fibers fluffed out for 195 mm. to form part of decoration; 5, tropic bird tail feathers added to each limb; 6, lashing of feathers and tapa to each limb; 7, lashing of lower end of tapa which includes a few small feathers. There was another coir cord holder similar to b, carrying two red and one white tropic bird tail feathers and a few small red feathers mixed with the white (b, 4).

Figure 249.—four feather objects (British Mus., L.M.S.). a, bunch of eight split black feathers (1), fairly stiff, projecting 154 mm. above lashing (2) of single coir fiber with seizing, 18 mm. long, and thickness at upper edge, 5 mm. b, coir cord holder: 1, three-ply cord, 135 mm. long to feather lashing (5); 2, end of coir fibers of cord (1), unraveled and projecting 172 mm. above lashing; 3, split black feathers, 108 mm. long from lashing; 4, outside layer of short white feathers, 37 mm. long above lashing; 5, lashing of fine oronga thread, extending 10 mm. c, pearl-shell holder: 1, unique pearl-shell holder, 80 mm. long, 8 mm. wide, 6 mm. thick, with half holes on one edge where evidently broken off after drilling holes, lower free part 44 mm. to feather lashing (6); 2, three tropic bird tail feathers and long black feathers (3) tied to holder by separate lashing (4); lower layer of short red feathers (5) tied over other feathers by a separate lower lashing (6). d, double braid holder: 1, sennit doubled at lower end, 13 mm. wide, 11 mm. thick; 2, white tapa wound around sennit, which is separated into two ends (3, 3) above and divided tapa wrapped around each limb, 9 mm. wide; 4, unraveled sennit fibers fluffed out for 195 mm. to form part of decoration; 5, tropic bird tail feathers added to each limb; 6, lashing of feathers and tapa to each limb; 7, lashing of lower end of tapa which includes a few small feathers. There was another coir cord holder similar to b, carrying two red and one white tropic bird tail feathers and a few small red feathers mixed with the white (b, 4).