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Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga

Figure 33. Pointed pite receptacle, a, sinistral-bearing strip (8) laid over dextral-bearing strip (8′) with shiny surface of leaflets up; ends do not coincide but project at either end so as to allow for diagonal interlacing of leaflets; left dextral (1′) lifted and left sinistral (1) dropped under it; check stroke continued until seven wefts from both strips interlaced in check to form triangular piece of plaiting with apex upward; projecting free leaflets have now to be doubled back and plai…

Figure 33. Pointed pite receptacle, a, sinistral-bearing strip (8) laid over dextral-bearing strip (8′) with shiny surface of leaflets up; ends do not coincide but project at either end so as to allow for diagonal interlacing of leaflets; left dextral (1′) lifted and left sinistral (1) dropped under it; check stroke continued until seven wefts from both strips interlaced in check to form triangular piece of plaiting with apex upward; projecting free leaflets have now to be doubled back and plaited again in check to form double layer of plaiting, b, plaiting is turned over; plaiting commences on left margin by doubling over wefts 1′, 3′, 5′, and 7′, which have passed under left marginal weft (7); alternate wefts (2′, 4′ and 6′) above marginal crossing weft (7), left down; doubling over of set of alternating wefts forms shed in which crossing weft (7) laid by doubling it back over right marginal weft (1′), thus forming point of pite at apex of plaiting; seven wefts on left have now been divided into two alternating sets which will continue check stroke; in next movement three projecting wefts (2′, 4′, 6′) will be doubled over weft 7 in shed and four recumbent wefts (1′, 3′, 5′, 7′) raised, thus forming shed into which next crossing weft (6) will be placed by doubling it back over its previous course, c, second layer of plaiting completed by manipulation of two alternating sets of wefts on left until all wefts which projected on right margin included; in figure, completed plaiting projects below base of midrib strip, but in actual plaiting, leaflets drawn close together and do not project so far; set of wefts (7′–1′) on right now plaited in three-ply braid; thus left weft (7′) twisted over next weft (6′); third weft (5′) passes over first (7′) and second (6′) twisted over it to middle position; three-plies established and other wefts successively included by being added to ply which comes in from left; when all included, braid passed through under first part of right marginal weft (1′) and continued on as free tail (9); wefts 1–7 on left dealt with similarly and free tail passed through under first part of left marginal weft (7); opening of pite thus defined by midrib strip on one side and three-ply braid on other, d, plaiting turned over and two braid tails (9) brought together in middle line where tied in reef knot (10); leaflet strips about 7 inches long; pite when opened out, about 5 inches in diameter across rim and 6 inches deep.

Figure 33. Pointed pite receptacle, a, sinistral-bearing strip (8) laid over dextral-bearing strip (8′) with shiny surface of leaflets up; ends do not coincide but project at either end so as to allow for diagonal interlacing of leaflets; left dextral (1′) lifted and left sinistral (1) dropped under it; check stroke continued until seven wefts from both strips interlaced in check to form triangular piece of plaiting with apex upward; projecting free leaflets have now to be doubled back and plaited again in check to form double layer of plaiting, b, plaiting is turned over; plaiting commences on left margin by doubling over wefts 1′, 3′, 5′, and 7′, which have passed under left marginal weft (7); alternate wefts (2′, 4′ and 6′) above marginal crossing weft (7), left down; doubling over of set of alternating wefts forms shed in which crossing weft (7) laid by doubling it back over right marginal weft (1′), thus forming point of pite at apex of plaiting; seven wefts on left have now been divided into two alternating sets which will continue check stroke; in next movement three projecting wefts (2′, 4′, 6′) will be doubled over weft 7 in shed and four recumbent wefts (1′, 3′, 5′, 7′) raised, thus forming shed into which next crossing weft (6) will be placed by doubling it back over its previous course, c, second layer of plaiting completed by manipulation of two alternating sets of wefts on left until all wefts which projected on right margin included; in figure, completed plaiting projects below base of midrib strip, but in actual plaiting, leaflets drawn close together and do not project so far; set of wefts (7′–1′) on right now plaited in three-ply braid; thus left weft (7′) twisted over next weft (6′); third weft (5′) passes over first (7′) and second (6′) twisted over it to middle position; three-plies established and other wefts successively included by being added to ply which comes in from left; when all included, braid passed through under first part of right marginal weft (1′) and continued on as free tail (9); wefts 1–7 on left dealt with similarly and free tail passed through under first part of left marginal weft (7); opening of pite thus defined by midrib strip on one side and three-ply braid on other, d, plaiting turned over and two braid tails (9) brought together in middle line where tied in reef knot (10); leaflet strips about 7 inches long; pite when opened out, about 5 inches in diameter across rim and 6 inches deep.