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Samoan Material Culture

Figure 240.—Lashing connecting pegs with float to boom:

Figure 240.—Lashing connecting pegs with float to boom:

Figure 240.—Lashing connecting pegs with float to boom:

1, boom; 2, float; 3, 4, connecting pegs; other figures, lashing turns: a, side view, the lashing braid is tied to the near peg (3) with a running noose (5), the pegs make diagonally opposite pairs of acute and obtuse angles with the boom, the pegs are left long above the boom to assist the diagrams; b, side, the left hand holds the ends of both pegs firmly against the boom while the right makes a few turns (6) with the braid around the pegs and the boom through the obtuse angles; c, view from above showing transverse turns (6) over the boom on the float side of the pegs; d, side, the braid is crossed under the boom to the float or acute angle side of the peg (3) and a set of turns (7) are taken around pegs and boom through the acute angles to cross the first set (6) diagonally on the outer side of both pegs; e, from above, showing the second set of turns (7) crossing transversely over the boom on the canoe side of the pegs; f, side, the braid makes the usual circumferential turn (8) around the lashings between the near peg (3) and the boom (1); g, from above, the loop of the circumferential turn (8) is clearly seen between the near peg (3) and the boom (1); h, side, another circumferential turn (9) is made but instead of passing between the near peg and the boom, it passes directly over the top of the near peg (3); k, from above, showing the circumferential turn (9) passing over the top of the near peg (3); m, from above, another circumferential turn (10) is made over the top of the near peg and the braid crosses under the boom to the far side. An ordinary page 397circumferential turn (11) is made between the boom and the far peg (4) and then two circumferential turns (12, 13) over the tops of the pegs are made to anchor the pegs down to the lashing and prevent an upward push by the float driving the pegs up through the lashing, the braid is crossed under the boom to the float side of the near peg, crosses it diagonally to appear on the canoe side, whence it makes a diagonal turn (14) across the space between the two transverse sets (6, 7) and passing to the float side (left) of the far peg (4), it crosses its outer surface downwards and to the right. n, From above, the braid crosses under the boom to the right side of the near peg, crosses over it to its left side, and then crosses the upper surface of the boom diagonally (15) between the two transverse sets (6, 7), crossing the first diagonal turn (14) to reach the right side of the far peg, the braid descends by crossing the far peg to the left and crosses directly under the boom to the left side of the near peg where it is back to the commencement of the first oblique turn (14). By continuing the two sets of oblique turns alternately to, either side of the first turns (14, 15), the single lozenge design is developed on the upper surface of the boom as shown. p, Side view; in making the oblique turns carefully, the lozenge pattern (16) is also developed on the outer side of each connecting peg. The lozenge design being completed and the lashing firm, the braid is run down the near peg in a few close spiral turns (17) and 3 or 4 loose spirals (18) are made over the left forefinger held against the peg; the finger is removed, the braid end (19) pushed up under the loose turns from below, the loose turns drawn taut in order from above, and the braid end pulled upwards to remove the slack. The braid is cut off close to the turn from under which it emerges and the lashing is complete. r, Side view, Savaii lashing, with series of turns (1, 2, 3) distributed over wider area of boom on float side; s, from above, Savaii lashing with series (1, 2, 3) crossing transversely over boom.