Figure 138.—Kilt of fau bast, single cord attachment (fatu):

a, 'one end of the cord (1) is fixed usually by tying to the big toe, long strips of bast are doubled at the middle and the loop (2) so formed is passed under the cord and then brought forward over it, and the finger is then passed down through the loop and pulls the two strands (3). of bast up through it; b, back view in which the loop (2) is drawn taut; c, others are added; d, pulling them extra taut the suspensory cord is concealed.