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Lattice. — Basketry technic in which the parts cross, but do not 

 interlace. They are held in place by further treatment. The dextral 

 and sinistral elements in hexagonal weaving may be latticed or inter- 

 laced. (See fig. 7.) Latticework may also be named from the ways of 

 fastening it together, as twined lattice, wrapped lattice, etc. 



Lay. — To cover by wrapping or winding. The sailor lays a rope 

 with yarn. The Malay basket-maker often lays a grommet loop, 

 handle, or border neatly with fine splits. 



Leafworh. — Includes products made from the whole leaf or the 

 spathe and those from pandanus and other long, textile leaves cut 

 into strips. The former serve as handy improvised vessels; the lat- 

 ter are wrought into endless varieties of form and technic. 



Fig. 30. — Double lacing in Engano basketwork. 



Plate XI (upper figure) is a basket (Cat. Xo. 211801, U.S.X.M.) of 

 the Shompen tribe, Pulo Kunyi, west coast of Great Xicobar Island. 

 It is 8 inches square and C> inches high. 



A single long palm leaf is wrapped on itself three-fold, to form 

 square sides. Two small vines are run in and out through the leaf 

 to hold the parts together and to form handles. The ends, which are 

 joined underneath, support a large deciduous leaf which serves for 

 (lie bottom of the basket. This is a rude and most primitive form of 

 receptacle. 



The lower figure on Plate XI is a boat-bailer (Cat. No. 170038, 

 U.S.N.M.), from Trong, Lower Siam, made from a spathe, or leaf 

 sheath, by folding the ends together, as in wrapping a bundle, and 

 rolling up another part of the leaf to form a handle. The parts are 

 joined together, as seen in the example, by sewing with a split of rat- 

 tan. Height, i) inches. See also Plates IX, X, and XIV. 



