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holes are bored in the cover of the shield beside the frame, and the 

 binding material is passed back and forth through them, crossing 

 the frame piece diagonally on the outside, so as to form plain weav- 



Fig. 23. — Single knots in Malaysian basketwoek. 



ing (a and b). On the back, the binding passes horizontally (c 



and d). 



Fig. 23, a (Cat. Xo. 221563, U.S.X.M.), illustrates how the single 



bowkn6t is often used in attaching the ends of the bark headband to 



the carrying parts of a burden basket; while b, c, and <1 illustrate 



the appearance of the dou- 

 ble half hitch on borders. 

 In drawing e (Cat. No. 

 221504, U.S.X.M.) the 

 loops in (1 are finished 

 off by a single wrapping 

 of the whole border with 

 splits. 



Fig. 24, a (Cat. No. 

 221524, U.S.X.M.), is 

 made up of two round 



turns and two half hitches, as the knot appears in joining the parts 



of a wooden cradle, the active part working toward the right. In b 



the knot is dissected. 



Fig. 25, a, b, c, <! (Cat. Xo. 221504, U.S.X.M.), illustrates the 



tying of far the most common knot in all Malaysia. Inasmuch as 



a 

 Fig. 24.— Roond 



TURNS AND HALF HITCHES IX 

 WOODEN CRADLE. 



