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Ethnology of Tongareva
Figure 18. Twilled baskets, two-course braid finish of bottom, side views: a, b, c, single tail; d, e, concealed two-tail; f, distinct two-tail. 1, far point of first course; 2, near point to plaiter. a, first course (3) has been completed; three plies (6, 7, 8) continued for few turns (9); remaining set of dextral wefts (4) turned down on right side and remaining set of sinistrals (5) projects upward and inclines away on left side of bottom. b, basket reversed by imagining worker at point 1; remaining sinistrals (5) on right directed toward worker, and turned down dextrals, now on left, also directed toward worker when freed; braid end (9) has been doubled over on first course (3); second course (10) formed by adding wefts from either side to plies (6, 7, 8) continued on from first course. c, on completion of second course (10), wefts continued on as single free tail (11) and knotted; two courses thus continuous without break except for turn over (9). d, from position in a, the three plies continued on to form free tail (11) which is knotted and doubled over (9) to lie on first course (3). e, remaining two sets of wefts plaited from far point (2) over top of doubled-over first tail (11) and on reaching near end (1) continued on as free tail (12) and knotted; thus each course terminated by braid tail, but one concealed under second course (10). f, first course finished off with braid tail (11), but left free instead of being doubled over as in d; second course (10) commenced at 2 and on reaching end continued on as free tail (12); thus the two tails distinct; all free tails pushed through into interior of basket
Figure 18. Twilled baskets, two-course braid finish of bottom, side views: a, b, c, single tail; d, e, concealed two-tail; f, distinct two-tail. 1, far point of first course; 2, near point to plaiter. a, first course (3) has been completed; three plies (6, 7, 8) continued for few turns (9); remaining set of dextral wefts (4) turned down on right side and remaining set of sinistrals (5) projects upward and inclines away on left side of bottom. b, basket reversed by imagining worker at point 1; remaining sinistrals (5) on right directed toward worker, and turned down dextrals, now on left, also directed toward worker when freed; braid end (9) has been doubled over on first course (3); second course (10) formed by adding wefts from either side to plies (6, 7, 8) continued on from first course. c, on completion of second course (10), wefts continued on as single free tail (11) and knotted; two courses thus continuous without break except for turn over (9). d, from position in a, the three plies continued on to form free tail (11) which is knotted and doubled over (9) to lie on first course (3). e, remaining two sets of wefts plaited from far point (2) over top of doubled-over first tail (11) and on reaching near end (1) continued on as free tail (12) and knotted; thus each course terminated by braid tail, but one concealed under second course (10). f, first course finished off with braid tail (11), but left free instead of being doubled over as in d; second course (10) commenced at 2 and on reaching end continued on as free tail (12); thus the two tails distinct; all free tails pushed through into interior of basket.
