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Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga

Figure 77. Ruvettus hook and point lashing: a-c, hook; d, e, lashing. a, hook with completed lashing; b, wooden elements; c, view from outer side showing scarf: 1, shank limb, 13.25 inches long inside to fork and 15.75 inches outside to angle, diameter is 1.1 inches at fork and 0.65 inch just below snood lashing; 2, point limb, 8.5 inches long inside to fork and 11 inches outside to angle, diameter is 1.1 inches laterally at fork and 1 inch outside owing to scraping down of limb toward angle; 3…

Figure 77. Ruvettus hook and point lashing: a-c, hook; d, e, lashing. a, hook with completed lashing; b, wooden elements; c, view from outer side showing scarf: 1, shank limb, 13.25 inches long inside to fork and 15.75 inches outside to angle, diameter is 1.1 inches at fork and 0.65 inch just below snood lashing; 2, point limb, 8.5 inches long inside to fork and 11 inches outside to angle, diameter is 1.1 inches laterally at fork and 1 inch outside owing to scraping down of limb toward angle; 3, fork, below fork wood thickens but slightly (0.1 inch) beyond maximum diameter of limbs; 4, angle, height to fork, 2.5 inches; 5, shank knob, 1.8 inches from lower cut (10) to upper end of shank limb, outer straight part from which it slopes upward to a point is 0.7 inch long; 6, point, from grain of wood does not appear to be fork but to be formed from limb with exaggerated bend, height from lower end to top of curve is 5.2 inches, width from outer side of curve to functional point is 3.8 inches, thickness above point lashing and at curve is 0.7 inch from without in and 0.55 inch laterally; 7, snood; 8, snood lashing; 9, point lashing; 10, lower cut under knob; 11, lower limb of point; 12, functional point; 13, oblique lateral scarf, 4 inches long. d, point lashing commencement with scarfed surfaces of point and point limb placed together as in a: end (14) of lashing braid laid against side of limb and carried up to just above upper end of limb, where it turns to left and coming from right makes first transverse turn (15) over itself; transverse turns continued downward close together and by continuing to bring braid (16) in turns from right to left on near side, braid end (14) will be buried and fixed. e, point lashing finish: transverse turns continued for length of scarf; when lower end reached as by turn 17, three turns (18) below it made over thumb which is removed and last turn (19) pushed upward below them; loose turns drawn taut in order from above down, slack pulled upward, and end (20) cut off above crossing turns; the 28 transverse turns extend slightly above and below scarf.

Figure 77. Ruvettus hook and point lashing: a-c, hook; d, e, lashing. a, hook with completed lashing; b, wooden elements; c, view from outer side showing scarf: 1, shank limb, 13.25 inches long inside to fork and 15.75 inches outside to angle, diameter is 1.1 inches at fork and 0.65 inch just below snood lashing; 2, point limb, 8.5 inches long inside to fork and 11 inches outside to angle, diameter is 1.1 inches laterally at fork and 1 inch outside owing to scraping down of limb toward angle; 3, fork, below fork wood thickens but slightly (0.1 inch) beyond maximum diameter of limbs; 4, angle, height to fork, 2.5 inches; 5, shank knob, 1.8 inches from lower cut (10) to upper end of shank limb, outer straight part from which it slopes upward to a point is 0.7 inch long; 6, point, from grain of wood does not appear to be fork but to be formed from limb with exaggerated bend, height from lower end to top of curve is 5.2 inches, width from outer side of curve to functional point is 3.8 inches, thickness above point lashing and at curve is 0.7 inch from without in and 0.55 inch laterally; 7, snood; 8, snood lashing; 9, point lashing; 10, lower cut under knob; 11, lower limb of point; 12, functional point; 13, oblique lateral scarf, 4 inches long. d, point lashing commencement with scarfed surfaces of point and point limb placed together as in a: end (14) of lashing braid laid against side of limb and carried up to just above upper end of limb, where it turns to left and coming from right makes first transverse turn (15) over itself; transverse turns continued downward close together and by continuing to bring braid (16) in turns from right to left on near side, braid end (14) will be buried and fixed. e, point lashing finish: transverse turns continued for length of scarf; when lower end reached as by turn 17, three turns (18) below it made over thumb which is removed and last turn (19) pushed upward below them; loose turns drawn taut in order from above down, slack pulled upward, and end (20) cut off above crossing turns; the 28 transverse turns extend slightly above and below scarf.