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Ethnology of Tongareva

Figure 19. Eye shade (pare taumata) : a, midrib strip about 9.5 inches long and bearing about 10 leaflets is taken from opposite sides of coconut leaf; sinistral-bearing strip (1) placed above other (2) and, with midrib strips toward worker and shiny surface of leaflets up, the two sets of crossing elements are plaited in check with leaflets opened out; side edges (3, 4) defined by half turns of leaflets as these successively reach margins; check plaiting continues for depth of about 8.5 inches…

Figure 19. Eye shade (pare taumata) : a, midrib strip about 9.5 inches long and bearing about 10 leaflets is taken from opposite sides of coconut leaf; sinistral-bearing strip (1) placed above other (2) and, with midrib strips toward worker and shiny surface of leaflets up, the two sets of crossing elements are plaited in check with leaflets opened out; side edges (3, 4) defined by half turns of leaflets as these successively reach margins; check plaiting continues for depth of about 8.5 inches, when sinistral weft ends (5) incline toward left and dextral weft ends (6) toward right. b, plaiting turned sideways so that free plaiting edge lies longitudinal to worker and to right; dextral wefts inclined toward worker and plaited into three-ply braid; first ply (1) formed of the four nearest wefts, which are grouped together; second ply (2) formed of the next three wefts which are brought behind nearest four sinistral wefts (4) and crossed from right over first ply; three remaining wefts (5) form third ply. c, last three wefts brought in front of sinistral wefts (6) and behind first four sinistral wefts (4) to form third ply (3), which enters braid from left by crossing over second ply (2) to middle position; the three plies plaited as free braid tail for about 13 inches, fixed with overhand knot, and leaflet ends cut off. Plaiting edge reversed so that remaining set of leaflets are directed toward worker; the three plies are formed in same way as the other, and free braid tail plaited and knotted; ends of two free tails brought together and tied in reef knot, and loop adjusted to size of head. (See pl. 4.)

Figure 19. Eye shade (pare taumata) : a, midrib strip about 9.5 inches long and bearing about 10 leaflets is taken from opposite sides of coconut leaf; sinistral-bearing strip (1) placed above other (2) and, with midrib strips toward worker and shiny surface of leaflets up, the two sets of crossing elements are plaited in check with leaflets opened out; side edges (3, 4) defined by half turns of leaflets as these successively reach margins; check plaiting continues for depth of about 8.5 inches, when sinistral weft ends (5) incline toward left and dextral weft ends (6) toward right. b, plaiting turned sideways so that free plaiting edge lies longitudinal to worker and to right; dextral wefts inclined toward worker and plaited into three-ply braid; first ply (1) formed of the four nearest wefts, which are grouped together; second ply (2) formed of the next three wefts which are brought behind nearest four sinistral wefts (4) and crossed from right over first ply; three remaining wefts (5) form third ply. c, last three wefts brought in front of sinistral wefts (6) and behind first four sinistral wefts (4) to form third ply (3), which enters braid from left by crossing over second ply (2) to middle position; the three plies plaited as free braid tail for about 13 inches, fixed with overhand knot, and leaflet ends cut off. Plaiting edge reversed so that remaining set of leaflets are directed toward worker; the three plies are formed in same way as the other, and free braid tail plaited and knotted; ends of two free tails brought together and tied in reef knot, and loop adjusted to size of head. (See pl. 4.)