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Samoan Material Culture

Figure 129.—Three-ply sennit braid, join of ply:

Figure 129.—Three-ply sennit braid, join of ply:

Figure 129.—Three-ply sennit braid, join of ply:

a, the short ply (1) has been worked to the middle position; b, the new strand (4) is added to the short ply (1) with its short end (4') projecting back on the completed work; c, the middle ply (1 and 4) is pulled out to the right under the side ply (2) which conies to the middle position; d, the ply (2) is pulled out to the left under the side ply (3) when (3) comes to the middle position, the short end. (4') of the new strand (4) is doubled forward on (3); e, the braiding goes on in the usual way and only the doubled over short end (5) is seen in the middle line.