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Spliceworh. — Methods employed in Malaysian basket work for unit- 

 ing the ends of two pieces of wood or the two ends of a hoop. Where 

 applicable the usual names of splices given by mechanics may serve, 

 as halving, lap splice, dovetail, scarfed joint, fished joint, ship lap. 

 The hook splice of the barrel hoop does not appear; but. owing to 

 the wonderful qualities of rattan, some new forms occur, as the hook- 

 and-eye splice, loop splice, -cued splice, pinned splice. 



Split. — One of the parts into which a rattan or other stem is divided 

 for textile work after it has been gauged and shaved. Preferred to 

 splint. Splitwork will be any kind of technic in which split- are 

 the materials. 



Stay. — In Malaysian basketwork, something on the inside of a 

 basket, as a strip or split of rattan, to keep knotwork from pulling 

 through the delicate textile, as bottom stay, upright stay, border or 

 rim staj'. 



Stitches. — On fine borders, footing, and elsewhere, small hole- arc 

 bored and delicate fibers of rattan and other plants are passed through 

 and around, as in sewing. No needle is used, but in this way parts 

 are " whipped " together. The separate rounds may be called stitches. 

 (See also Drill.) 



Strand. — One of the elements of thread, twine, rope, or braid. 

 These are spoken of as 1-strand, 2-strand, etc., and may themselves 

 become the elements of textile fabrics. 



Strengthening parts. — Term applied to the framework and other 

 parts of basketwork put in the right place to effect the purpose and 

 add little to the weight. These natives are past masters in economic 

 use of such structures. They are worked in or added on. Hoops. 

 single or in pairs; additional wales in the weaving; splits wrapped 

 about a structure; woodwork, braces, stays — all give strength, with 

 the minimum of material. 



Strip. — A ribbon-like section cut from a leaf or other thin sub- 

 stance and used in checker or other flat technic. 



Structural parts. — The complete Malaysian burden basket (Plates 

 II, III, V, VI, VII, VIII, XIII) has many structural parts, while 

 the American Indian makes hers almost in one piece. There will be 

 a little special treatment at the start, more about the border, but 

 practically her work is a unit. The possible parts of a Malaysian 

 basket are bottom, braces and stays, foot, upsett, body, border, cover, 

 framework, carrying parts, ornaments, and accessories. Of these 

 it is possible to note the presence or absence; the materials in their 

 variety, preparation, and combinations; shape, technic, and quality 

 of each part. In some Malaysian baskets the structural pa its are 

 all merged, as in the American. In others these parts have differenl 

 methods of expression and degrees of independence. The many pos- 

 sible ways of effecting these combinations give unlimited scope to 



