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arabesque ornament in red diaper twill all over the body and the 

 cover; the " hook-and-eye " work, the broad shoulder, the fine sewing, 

 and the neat hoopwork at the border; and the same processes in the 

 margin of the cover. 



Ejoo. — A fiber compassing the stems of the kabun palm in Sumatra 

 and seemingly bound on by thicker fiber or twigs, of which the Ma- 

 lays make pens for writing. It resembles coarse black horsehair and 

 is used, among other purposes, for making ropes and mixing with 

 mortar. (Marsden, p. 77.) 



Embroidery. — Textile ornament added to the surface after the 

 basket technic is finished. Usually it is false embroidery, which ap- 

 pears to have been added, but is really done with the weaving. 



Ends. — On the rim of a basket the fastening of the ends of technic 

 elements receives a vast deal of attention. They are cut off flush, 

 merely turned back and inwoven, or, to give finish, change the 

 technic altogether- It is a part that must never be overlooked. (See 

 also Borderwork and Rim.) 



Fagoting. — Same as hemstitching, or the gathering two or more 

 warp threads into a bundle by wrapping. 



False braid. — An appearance of braidwork very common in basket- 

 work, made with a single strand or split, in what is called ball stitch, 

 or racking seizing. (See Seizing.) 



False embroidery. — An appearance given in basket-making by 

 wrapping the strands that show on the outside of the structure with 

 colored material. 



Fiber.— Any flexible substance composed of filaments. Malaysia 

 abounds in such material of the best quality. 



Figure-of-8. — One of the technic movements in Malaysian basket- 

 work by which the active element, either as principal or as bond, 

 resembles at each bout the figure 8. In uniting coiledwork it may 

 be clear, hitched above, hitched below, or twisted. 



Filament. — Any delicate fiber used in basketwork. The sewing on 

 the borders of Dyak burden baskets is done with filaments of rattan. 



Fire fan. — The Nicobarese produce fans for fire-making from the 

 sheathing petioles of palm trees. (Kloss, Andamans and Nicobars, 

 p. 48.) 



Flat spiral. — The form of coiled work seen in basket covers, wherein 

 the result is a flat surface. 



Folding. — In pandanus and other soft leafwork the Malaysian 

 basket-makers produce ornamental effects on the surface by folding 

 back the strips or by curling the edges, making the checks stand up. 



Fig. 16 (Cat. No. "219975, U.S.N.M.) is a good example of what, 

 for a better term, is here called "•folding."' and sometimes "curling" 

 or "twisting." In pandanus leafwork it is often desirable to have 

 the inside and the outside of a basket both smooth; then the strips 



