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Ethnology of Manihiki and Rakahanga

Figure 81. Ruvettus hook, snood wrapping. a, inner side: snood (4) unraveled at lower end and laid over inner side of shank (5) with short mesial ply (1) in middle and two longer plies (2,3) diverged to sides. b, inner side: ply (2) on left passed transversely back below knob, brought around on right; makes oblique turn (2′) over middle ply (1). c, inner side: from oblique upward turn (2′), ply carried around back above knob and returns on right to cross obliquely downward (2″) across middle li…

Figure 81. Ruvettus hook, snood wrapping. a, inner side: snood (4) unraveled at lower end and laid over inner side of shank (5) with short mesial ply (1) in middle and two longer plies (2,3) diverged to sides. b, inner side: ply (2) on left passed transversely back below knob, brought around on right; makes oblique turn (2′) over middle ply (1). c, inner side: from oblique upward turn (2′), ply carried around back above knob and returns on right to cross obliquely downward (2″) across middle line. d, left side: first turn (2) made by second ply below knob; upper turn (2′) above knob (6); final position (2″). e, right side: third ply (3) passes obliquely down to right to make loop below knob (6). f, right side: third strand makes lower loop (3) below knob; crosses obliquely over middle line on inner side (left) to form upper loop (3); forms lower loop (3′), upper loop (3′), and finally descends obliquely over middle line to end on near side (3″). g, inner side, regular crossings of plies in order.

Figure 81. Ruvettus hook, snood wrapping. a, inner side: snood (4) unraveled at lower end and laid over inner side of shank (5) with short mesial ply (1) in middle and two longer plies (2,3) diverged to sides. b, inner side: ply (2) on left passed transversely back below knob, brought around on right; makes oblique turn (2′) over middle ply (1). c, inner side: from oblique upward turn (2′), ply carried around back above knob and returns on right to cross obliquely downward (2″) across middle line. d, left side: first turn (2) made by second ply below knob; upper turn (2′) above knob (6); final position (2″). e, right side: third ply (3) passes obliquely down to right to make loop below knob (6). f, right side: third strand makes lower loop (3) below knob; crosses obliquely over middle line on inner side (left) to form upper loop (3); forms lower loop (3′), upper loop (3′), and finally descends obliquely over middle line to end on near side (3″). g, inner side, regular crossings of plies in order.