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Samoan Material Culture

Figure 265.—-Fanga uli trap:

Figure 265.—-Fanga uli trap:

Figure 265.—-Fanga uli trap:

a and b, joining new weft element; c, exit opening: a, Of the weft pair (1, 2), the element (2) is short. About 4 or more inches from its end (2') a new weft (3) is added. After the twine is made around the warp (5) the new weft is placed between the weft elements with 4 or 5 inches of its end (3') projecting. Both the elements (2 and 3) pass in front of the warp (6) with the new weft (3) on the outside. The end (2') of the old weft is discarded and the twine continued with 1 and 3. b, When the spiral round of the weft reaches the warp (5) again, the end (3') of the new weft element is turned up on the right or joint side of the warp and included with warp (5) in the half turn of the twine. The end (2') of the old weft is also turned up on the joint side of the next warp (6) and included with it in the twine. The ends are left long enough to be caught in two or more rounds of the weft. c, At the appropriate place, two warps (1 and 2) are cut off just beyond a twined row. The weft row is continued and when it reaches the side of the left marginal weft (3) it is turned back to the left. It continues the round parallel with its previous course and reaches the right marginal weft (4) when it is turned back to the right. It has now balanced the spacing on the left. It continues in the orthodox spaced weft round until it again arrives at the gap to the right of warp (3). Two new warps (1' and 2') are now included in the twine to fill up the gap between the warps (3 and 4). The weft continues on in the spiral rounds as the warps have again reached the normal number and the opening (5) has been formed.