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Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga

Figure 56. Lashing of simple haft: shaft, 1′; heel, 2′; shoulder, 4′; median peg, a, 5; adz, d-f, 6′. a, side: one end (1) of lashing braid crossed over middle line on back of heel and braid (2) brought down on near side of shaft, under toe angle, up on far side, and crossed (3) over end in upper middle line to fix it; braid continues horizontally (4) across toe, crosses front obliquely downward, and is brought down obliquely on far side to toe angle where it crosses first turn (2). b, side: fr…

Figure 56. Lashing of simple haft: shaft, 1′; heel, 2′; shoulder, 4′; median peg, a, 5; adz, d-f, 6′. a, side: one end (1) of lashing braid crossed over middle line on back of heel and braid (2) brought down on near side of shaft, under toe angle, up on far side, and crossed (3) over end in upper middle line to fix it; braid continues horizontally (4) across toe, crosses front obliquely downward, and is brought down obliquely on far side to toe angle where it crosses first turn (2). b, side: from toe angle braid ascends obliquely (5) on near side, crosses obliquely upward over previous turn (4) in middle line in front, passes horizontally backward on far side of heel, and again crosses over previous turn (4) in middle line on back of heel to descend (6) on left of previous turn (2) to toe angle; one set of turns complete. c, front, crossing of descending turn (4) with ascending turn (5) in front middle line, after first set of turns. d, side: two more sets of turns made; thus from b, braid passed up on far side, crossed in middle line above to form second horizontal turn (7) above first one (4), crosses front and far side of foot diagonally downward to toe angle, ascends on near side to make diagonal turn (8) above first one (5), crosses horizontally backward on far side of heel, and makes downward turn (9) on near side to right of first buried turn (2); second set complete; third set ascends on far side to right of previous turns, crosses above in middle line to make horizontal turn (10) above previous turns (4,7), descends obliquely across front and far side to toe angle, makes ascending oblique turn (11) above previous ones (5, 8), crosses horizontally on far side of heel, crosses over middle line above to form last turn (12) to right of previous turns (6,9); repeated chevron pattern complete but continuous braid (12) carried down to make next series for fixing adz to foot; adz (6′) placed in position on foot and series of four loose turns (13–16) made over left thumb laid against toe, first turn (13) lowest and subsequent turns thus inclose descending braid (12); after last turn (16), end (17) of braid passed down through loose loops; loops (13–16) low in figure to avoid confusion with upper lashing, but in practice higher so that upper turn (16) will correspond with level of shoulder (4′). e, front: in repeated chevron pattern in upper lashing, ascending turns (5, 8, 11) cross in middle line with descending turns (4, 7, 10); loose turns of lower lashing have been drawn taut in turn, commencing with lower one (13), finishing with uppermost (16) which is level with shoulder and overlaps it; when last turn drawn taut, slack removed by pulling it down under turns by hauling on lower end (17 in d). f, side: from first transverse series, braid (17) on removal of slack carried down to make another series of four looped turns as in d, commencing from below upward, with end (19) pushed down under them from above; turns (18) drawn taut successively around lower end of foot; slack drawn taut and end (19) cut off close below lowest turn.

Figure 56. Lashing of simple haft: shaft, 1′; heel, 2′; shoulder, 4′; median peg, a, 5; adz, d-f, 6′. a, side: one end (1) of lashing braid crossed over middle line on back of heel and braid (2) brought down on near side of shaft, under toe angle, up on far side, and crossed (3) over end in upper middle line to fix it; braid continues horizontally (4) across toe, crosses front obliquely downward, and is brought down obliquely on far side to toe angle where it crosses first turn (2). b, side: from toe angle braid ascends obliquely (5) on near side, crosses obliquely upward over previous turn (4) in middle line in front, passes horizontally backward on far side of heel, and again crosses over previous turn (4) in middle line on back of heel to descend (6) on left of previous turn (2) to toe angle; one set of turns complete. c, front, crossing of descending turn (4) with ascending turn (5) in front middle line, after first set of turns. d, side: two more sets of turns made; thus from b, braid passed up on far side, crossed in middle line above to form second horizontal turn (7) above first one (4), crosses front and far side of foot diagonally downward to toe angle, ascends on near side to make diagonal turn (8) above first one (5), crosses horizontally backward on far side of heel, and makes downward turn (9) on near side to right of first buried turn (2); second set complete; third set ascends on far side to right of previous turns, crosses above in middle line to make horizontal turn (10) above previous turns (4,7), descends obliquely across front and far side to toe angle, makes ascending oblique turn (11) above previous ones (5, 8), crosses horizontally on far side of heel, crosses over middle line above to form last turn (12) to right of previous turns (6,9); repeated chevron pattern complete but continuous braid (12) carried down to make next series for fixing adz to foot; adz (6′) placed in position on foot and series of four loose turns (13–16) made over left thumb laid against toe, first turn (13) lowest and subsequent turns thus inclose descending braid (12); after last turn (16), end (17) of braid passed down through loose loops; loops (13–16) low in figure to avoid confusion with upper lashing, but in practice higher so that upper turn (16) will correspond with level of shoulder (4′). e, front: in repeated chevron pattern in upper lashing, ascending turns (5, 8, 11) cross in middle line with descending turns (4, 7, 10); loose turns of lower lashing have been drawn taut in turn, commencing with lower one (13), finishing with uppermost (16) which is level with shoulder and overlaps it; when last turn drawn taut, slack removed by pulling it down under turns by hauling on lower end (17 in d). f, side: from first transverse series, braid (17) on removal of slack carried down to make another series of four looped turns as in d, commencing from below upward, with end (19) pushed down under them from above; turns (18) drawn taut successively around lower end of foot; slack drawn taut and end (19) cut off close below lowest turn.